Australia is home to some of the most prestige grapevines, with the Australian Shiraz being one of the oldest in the world. It holds unquestionable value and relevance to the success of Australia’s wine industry. In recognition of the significance which the Australian wine industry holds, a six year R&D invests worth $5.3 Million has been announced by Wine Australia. The announced R&D initiatives intends to utilise the country’s unique and natural resources, with hope to uncover further understanding of Australia’s […]
Swanson Reed invites you to attend The Tax Institute’s 2017 Property and Construction seminar. Damian Smyth, Principal, and Gloria Lim, Senior Manager, will be presenting an informative session discussing R&D tax incentive issues relevant to the construction industry. About the event The Tax Institute 2017 Property & Construction intensive is the essential professional development seminar for in-house finance and tax resources and tax practitioners that have exposure to the property and construction industries. Now extended to two full days of sessions, this popular […]
At a time when aging populations and the environmental challenges of climate change are in need of innovative solutions the decline in public-backed science and technology research is a concern. Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows the first fall of R&D spending in government and higher education in 2014 since the organisations conception in 1981. The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook Report showed increased R&D spending from 2000 […]
CSIRO Partners with Thermal Focus Chinese company Thermal Focus has sought out one of Australia’s leading solar heliostat technology names, CSIRO, to partner for the purpose of increasing the use of renewable energy within the country. This followed China’s announcement to achieve production of 1.4 GW of CTS by 2018 and 5GW by 2020. These targets would double the worldwide number of installed CST plants. The established partnership will enable Thermal Focus to, “manufacture, market, sell and install CSIRO’s patented […]