We think it’s fair to say that people may have got a touch overexcited about what might have been in the Prime Minister’s recent Innovation Statement. There was talk of new funding for competitive grant programs for industry, a radical overhaul of the R&D Tax Incentive (the Incentive) and the like. As we saw, the announcement was a modest one…
Earlier today, the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, unveiled the Federal Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda. Full details of the statement can be explored at http://innovation.gov.au/page/agenda Seeking to emulate the mining boom with a more permanent “ideas boom”, the Government’s announcement revolves around four key ideas: culture and capital, collaboration and skills, incentivising risk, and government as an exemplar, with Mr…
Celebrated American author, Joseph Heller, is best remembered for the towering achievement that was “Catch-22”. One of his lesser known (but highly enjoyable) reads is “Good As Gold”, the story of a middle-aged university English professor and author who is offered the chance for success, fame and fortune in Washington D.C. as the country's first ever Jewish Secretary Of State.…
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