Labor deflecting from their taxes

Labor’s announcement today is another poor attempt to distract from their $200 billion in new and increased taxes. If Labor cared about tradies they would scrap the new taxes they are planning to introduce, which will directly hurt hundreds of thousands of tradies. Labor’s plan to scrap negative gearing as we know it and increase the capital gains tax by 50…

Australian businesses share in $5.4m in grants

Twelve businesses will share in $5.4 million in funding in the latest round of Liberal National Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation grants.  The funding will help businesses from Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia take their products to market through steps such as product trials, development and market testing. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the…

World’s largest telescope a step closer to reality

Infrastructure designs for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in Australia and South Africa have been officially completed, marking a significant milestone for the world’s largest telescope.    The designs were completed by a CSIRO-led Infrastructure Australia consortium, one of twelve groups worldwide designing specific aspects of the Square Kilometre Array. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the Australian…