Tag: research and development

CRCs need $50 million boost, says peak body

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Cooperative Research Australia has called for a $50 million boost to the cooperative research centres program, backing recommendations made in the positive 2021 ACIL Allen review released earlier this...

Qld battery industry a $1.3bn opportunity by 2030

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland’s battery industry could be worth $1.3 billion to the state’s economy in less than a decade, according to a new discussion paper commissioned to inform Queensland’s first Battery...

International ClimateTech partnerships funding redirected

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has redirected $45.8 million of funding earmarked for international technology partnerships to broader international engagements while establishing new initiatives for microgrid and carbon capture and storage...

Innovation and productivity forgotten in a lost decade

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
I have lost count how many from prime minister’s down have claimed to be working to make Australia a clever country, a maker of innovative things. Well guess what,...

Every dollar invested in R&D returns $3.50 to the nation: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Kathryn Wynn, Jasmine Cohen, and Mingji Liu
Each dollar invested in research and development (R&D) would earn an average of A$3.50 in economy-wide benefits for Australia, according to evidence compiled in a new report from CSIRO. Many...

Business spending on R&D has flatlined in Australia

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Total spending by Australian business on research and development remains at 2012 levels, despite small increases in each of the past three financial years. A new Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Trade expert backs Aust science and research

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s policy makers should make a strategic investment in leading edge science to grow future industries, according to a global trade expert, who warns it is difficult to compete...

NSW govt’s $28m bushfire tech R&D mission

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The NSW government will allocate $28 million to bushfire research and development in next week’s state budget, with an Emerging Industry Infrastructure Fund to also be unveiled. NSW Treasurer...