The $9.2 billion Jobs and Competitiveness Program legislative was passed by the Senate today and is designed to assist industries like aluminium, steel, cement, lead and zinc, glass making, LNG and paper manufacturing. This Program focuses on emissions intensive and trade exposed activities which release high levels of carbon pollution but have difficulty passing on costs…
National Science Week will engage communities across Australia between 11-19 August 2012 and will be officially opened today by the Minister for Innovation, Senator Kim Carr. Through the Australian Government’s Inspiring Australia initiative, $500,000 in grants of between $2,000 and $25,000 will be available for individual one-year projects. If you have a great idea, you…
The successful applicants of this year’s CRC selection round were announced today. Only 6 applications were successful from the 26 applications received. The agricultural sector, automotive industry and urban water managers were among the communities who will benefit from the recent decision. The successful CRCs are: More information on the CRC program and the successful centres is…
The Australian Innovation Challenge opened today offering $70,000 in prizes for Australia’s best creativity and ingenuity from inventors which will be showcased across the country. Australians are considered creative and resilient people who are able to compete with the best and brightest in the world, even during the most difficult of times. Our capacity to negotiate our way through the…
The Government announced today the appointment of “experts” from across small business and industry will oversee Australia’s new R&D Tax Incentive. The new R&D Tax Incentive Advisory Committee has been established to ensure the program provides the intended benefits to Australian industry from increased investment in research and development. The R&D Tax Incentive Advisory Committee will…
The Government today received the crossbench Senators support for the R&D Tax Credit Scheme which means the scheme will commence from 1 July 2011. The $1.8 billion R&D Tax Credit Scheme will deliver more funding to innovative firms – including manufacturers, ICT and biotech – increasing productivity and Australia’s national income. The new and improved Credit will target more funds to genuine…
The Government announced 4 Green Car Innovation Fund grants today which will bring new technologies, skills and job creation to Australian manufacturing. Over $6.2 million was awarded to component manufacturers CFusion, Toyoda Gosei Australia, Composite Materials Engineering and Hirotec. The components being developed to retool the automotive industry should help cars that are friendlier on the environment…
The work of numerous Aussie inventors can now be accessed online thanks to the latest addition to AusPat, a database of patent records dating back to that first patent issued under Commonwealth legislation. The new information may help modern day innovators by making it easier to find patented inventions, and provide a pool of priceless information for…
Blacktown City Council has installed a 50 kilowatt grid-connected solar electricity system at their Works Depot. The system, consisting of 276 photo-voltaic (PV) modules, is expected to feed an estimated 60 megawatt hours per year of electricity back into the grid, and save 70 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. Blacktown Solar City is one of seven Solar…
Thirty four Australian inventions, including a drug to treat learning and memory loss, an additive to reduce carbon emissions from cement production and a greener hot water system were awarded Commercialisation Australia grants totalling $13m today. Commercialisation Australia helps innovative companies take their products to the market, creating opportunities for business and high-tech, high-wage jobs for Australians. As well…
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