Coalition backbencher David Coleman wants investors in startups to be exempt from paying capital gains tax. Alan Porritt/AAPThe Turnbull government will release its innovation statement in the next few weeks, and it’s widely expected to include tax breaks for startups.
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Research, rather than teaching, benefits from the revenue gained from increasing student numbers. www.shutterstock.comThe decline in government investment in higher education and the ever-increasing reliance on fees and other sources of income has made universities more like private for-profit corporations.
As institutions of higher learning that...
Microbes can act as canaries in the coalmine for ocean pollutants such as sewage.Ne0Freedom/Wikimedia CommonsMicrobes - bacteria and other single-celled organisms - may be tiny, but they come in huge numbers and we rely on them for clean water, the air we breathe and the food we eat.
They are nature’s powerhouses but they have often been...
RBA governor Glenn Stevens said moderate expansion is continuing in the Australian economy.AAP Image/Lukas CochThe Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at a record low of 2%, but said there was scope for a rate cut down the line.
In a statement on the RBA website, governor Glenn Stevens said:
At...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations, including...
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