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FinTech Australia says the government needs to include digital tech, including AI and cybersecurity, in its R&D Tax Incentive review

Simon Thomsen - October 20, 2025 2 MIN READ

FinTech Australia has warned that financial and other digital technologies risk being unintentionally excluded from future innovation funding unless explicitly recognised in the federal government’s current Strategic Examination of Research and Development (R&D). The fintech peak body argue its case in a submission to the R&D review’s expert panel, led by Tesla chair Robyn Denholm,… Read more »

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There are signs in the Budget of increased scrutiny for startups using the R&D tax incentive

Jack Qi - March 31, 2025 4 MIN READ

There is a prevailing belief that the 2025-2026 Federal Budget was a non-event for the majority of us in the Australian tech sector. But besides being a missed opportunity to move the dial for Australian founders, are there any risks to watch out for in the Budget? Well yes, actually. In our view, one particular… Read more »

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The startup sector responds to a scathing report into the fraught R&D Tax Incentive

Simon Thomsen - December 13, 2019 4 MIN READ

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has recommended a suite of reforms to how the beleaguered Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI) in a report released yesterday. The program has caused alarm in the startup sector since the government announced changes to it in the 2018 Budget, looking to save $2.9… Read more »