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At a time when investment in research and development (R&D) is in decline compared to other countries, it is concerning that the Morrison Government has reintroduced a controversial bill amending the Research and Development Tax Incentive.
Read MoreThe Minister for Industry, Karen Andrews, must explain why she has canned a meeting of key industry representatives prior to next week’s Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF).
Read MoreThis month’s Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index paints a stark picture of Australian manufacturing under the Morrison Liberal Government, hitting its weakest condition in three years.
Read MoreThe Morrison Government has once again shown it takes small businesses for granted, as its changes to the public sector announced today have seen the Small and Family Business removed from the departmental title and subsumed into a new super department.
Read MoreSUBJECTS: Ensuring Integrity Bill.
Read MoreThe latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today shows signs of weakness in the construction industry has not abated and yet the Morrison Government has no plan whatsoever to deal with the significant structural issues facing the industry.
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