Posts tagged "innovation"

The federal government is anxious to continue to project its commitment to innovation, but the spending contained in this year’s budget is nothing if not modest.

To many, the 2018 federal budget will be thought of as an almost election budget. It confirmed moderate personal income taxes but otherwise kept the reins tight on what could be described as a relatively pedestrian budget. The fact any election is almost certainly at least six months and possibly a year or more off has obviously encouraged continued restraint.

Australia’s fintech sector will be pleased by the federal government’s budget commitment to spend $44.6 million over four years to establish a Consumer Data Right. The CDR is a necessary building block for the progress of Open Banking, and is designed to make it easier for consumers to access their financial records.

In its changes to the R&D tax incentive, the federal government has chosen to target primarily big business rather than startups in its efforts to save $2.4 billion over the next four years.

Budget 2018 will be a litmus test of the federal government's commitment to startups and innovation, writes Tom Skotnicki.

How do you be a good steward of your civilisation? That’s the question at the heart of the work of The Long Now Foundation. It’s a prov…

In just over a week Treasurer Scott Morrison will deliver the 2018 budget. So what do Australian startup founders want to see in Budget 2018?

While no one really questions whether innovation is a critical ingredient for success, the question of “how to innovate” tends to be a challenging one to answer, writes Dr Amantha Imber.

Research has revealed the increasing difficulty with generating ideas and declining research productivity amid the rising cost and scale of innovation.

Founder of laundry product company Hegs has aimed high after seeing success on Shark Tank three years ago, now setting his sights crowdfundi…

One in three Aussie small businesses believe the economy is growing, but they don’t believe the federal government is to thank for the succe…

The new head of River City Labs’ (RCL) accelerator program and multiple-time startup founder Cristo Pajust is looking to push Australia’…