Sandy Plunkett’s excellent article in Monday’s edition of InnovationAus.com, ‘Money for nothing: Australia’s dismal R&D performance‘, provided much food for thought as to what the federal government might focus...
“Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome. If you have a dumb incentive, you get a dumb outcome.” It’s the most famous public quip of Charlie...
The Research and Development Tax Incentive is expected to cost an additional $2.1 billion over the next four years in part due to growing artificial intelligence claims, according to...
As a former Director of R&D for major multinationals in Australia and in Holland, and founder of a successful technology startup in Australia, I can claim a unique perspective...
Nearly half of the registrations for research and development tax breaks in Australia are now for software, but the government will persist without a specialised scheme for the sector...
The gap between scaleup funding available in Australia compared to funding available to comparable firms in the US could reach $53 billion by 2030 without more government and international investment...
Victoria’s new R&D grants scheme has opened for expressions of interest, allowing local businesses to apply for up to $2 million in matched funding for projects that build capability...
The Research and Development Tax Incentive scheme is estimated to reach its highest total value this financial year, according to new data from the Department of Industry, Science and...
The value of claims through the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) scheme’s non-refundable tax offset is estimated to return to pre-pandemic levels this financial year. The non-refundable tax...
A software-specific working group for the research and development tax incentive would have avoided the recent challenges the scheme has faced, but was repeatedly rejected by the federal government...