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There's tax cuts and there's tax cuts: getting big business to innovate

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imageACCI head Kate Carnell wants broader tax reform than what's currently on the table.Mick Tsikas/AAP

The major big business lobby groups have largely welcomed this week’s innovation statement, getting behind its support for entrepreneurs. One wonders why they care since it is primarily focused on research institutes and startups, which they...

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Why Turnbull's 'Ideas Boom' will not bridge the gap between research and business

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imageTurnbull's innovation agenda isn't the answer to the gap between research and business.AAP/Dean Lewins

Malcolm Turnbull’s first “signature” policy statement is clever politics, not least because many of the initiatives have been previously announced. Whether the ensemble of measures gets any closer to the heart of the Australian...

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