
Research and Development Tax Incentive
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Oct 30, 2026
NewsWrap: Friday 30 October - Tax changes in the House, as AI talk nears its conclusion
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2:30Justin HendryHOST
So that's one part of this.
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2:32Justin HendryHOST
The other part is the RDTI, the Research Development Tax Incentive.
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2:37Justin HendryHOST
which makes a bunch of changes designed to improve things for young firms and make it easier to claim, but at the same time makes it harder to claim.
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2:47Justin HendryHOST
So there are big changes.
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7:09James RileyHOST
All right.
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7:10James RileyHOST
So this now takes that bill to the Senate where, I mean, the coalition has already said that they will oppose this, right? So the government's going to rely on the crossbench.
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7:19James RileyHOST
Now, you wrote a story this week saying that this sets up a fight over fossil fuel companies who use the RDTI and get tens of millions of dollars of rebates.
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7:30James RileyHOST
So this will be a fight with the Greens or it gives the Greens something in their back pocket?
Episode 66 - Built Here: The 2026 National Innovation Policy Forum with Jane O'Dwyer and Faisal Younus
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12:34Jane O'DwyerGUEST
they could produce those so much cheaper if they just had a proportion of the government spend on that.
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12:41Jane O'DwyerGUEST
So there's a real lack of connection there that we actually built those companies to that stage and that innovation through our investments in grants, et cetera, and the RDTI, but we're not finishing it off to get the full return.
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12:53Cameron BegleyHOST
So it's really fascinating in my view.
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12:55Cameron BegleyHOST
And we had an excellent example of where government had successfully been a buyer with Gap Drone with the last mile regional delivery system.