Author: brad

Renewables | Government

Transforming the State’s Grid: Clean Energy Future Fund Round 4 Offers $9 Million to Fund 25% of Your Project Costs
Bybrad January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

The Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF) is designed to support innovative clean energy projects throughout Western Australia. Currently, Round 4 applications have been opened to support practical initiatives that contribute to the diversification and decarbonisation of WA. CEFF facilitates the implementation of projects that provide high public value by significantly reducing emissions below baseline levels…

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RDTI | Government | Insights

The Great Research Rethink: What the SERD Review Impact on Australian Business-Led R&D Really Means
Bybrad December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

Imagine spending billions of dollars on something excellent but never quite figuring out how to utilise it. That is the case in Australia’s research paradox for years. Australians are fantastic at discovering things. Our great universities and their students punch above their weight globally every time. The Australian scientists have not just been writing but…

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Government | Insights | RDTI

The “Razor Gang” Is Back: Is Australia’s R&DTI Being Gutted in the Name of Integrity?
Bybrad November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

“Razor gang” once meant something literal. In the 1920s, it described Sydney’s street thugs who swapped pistols for straight razors after the law clamped down on guns. The term returned in the 1980s, this time pointed at politics—at committees that sliced public spending with surgical zeal. The Fraser government’s 1981 “Review of Commonwealth Functions Committee”…

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RDTI | Insights

Why You Need a GOOD R&D Tax Incentive Consultant (Not Just Any Consultant)
Bybrad November 8, 2025December 8, 2025

Not all R&D Tax Incentive consultants are created equal, and this is the straight point and a summary of this blog post. Choosing the wrong consultant could cost you thousands of dollars or worse, and land you in hot water with both AusIndustry and the ATO. If you are signing up an R&D consultant for…

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Insights

Massive $500 Million: Your Urgent Guide to the Green Iron Investment Fund – National Development Stream
Bybrad October 30, 2025October 29, 2025

Is Australia stuck in the ground? Even though it is a tough question, you must ask yourself this as a business owner in Australia. For decades, our national identity and our export success have been tied to digging things up and shipping them out. We are a country rich in iron ore, but we haven’t…

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Government | Insights

Learn what the new US Australia critical minerals deal means for rare earth supply and trade security.
Bybrad October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Australia has long been known as the lucky country, rich in iron ore and coal, but a new class of minerals—those crucial to modern technology and defence—is rewriting our national story. Forget the old commodities, because the US Australia Critical Minerals Deal has just kicked off a multi-billion-dollar race to secure the materials that power…

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Government | Small Business

When the Watchdog Goes Astray: The ATO Fraud Case Ruling That Should Alarm Every Australian Business Owner
Bybrad October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

You wear more hats than a milliner if you are a small business owner, an entrepreneur, or a startup founder in Australia. You are the visionary, the accountant, the marketer, and often, the one solely responsible for navigating the maze of ATO compliance and R&D claims. The pressure is enormous. The relationship you have with…

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Manufacturing Grants | Small Business

Australia Doubles Down on Renewable Hydrogen: Inside ARENA’s $2 Billion Hydrogen Headstart Program Round 2
Bybrad October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

When the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced Round 2 of its Hydrogen Headstart Program, the reaction across the clean energy sector was a mix of excitement and urgency. Backed by a $2 billion investment, the Hydrogen Headstart program isn’t just another funding round; it’s a statement that Australia intends to stay at the forefront…

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Government | Innovation and R&D Grants | Insights

Strategic Examination of R&D: 6 Game-Changing Benefits for Businesses
Bybrad August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

Australia has long been celebrated as a “clever country,” boasting world-class research capabilities with a substantial talent pool. But the Strategic Examination of R&D discussion paper reveals a critical challenge! The Department of Industry, Science, and Resources released these papers. Australia is struggling to translate its research prowess into commercial success. The released research papers…

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Innovation and R&D Grants

RNA Pipeline Grants NSW: Your Gateway to Australia’s RNA Manufacturing Revolution
Bybrad July 23, 2025July 23, 2025

If you are in the biotech business or a biotech entrepreneur with a promising RNA therapeutic? You think you can transform patient outcomes, but you are stuck in the funding valley between proof of concept and clinical trials. You’re not alone in this predicament. The NSW Government has recognised the funding valley that many RNA…

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