Ambitious Australia strategic examination of r&d report miles Davis kind of blue in a silent way

Mixing business with pleasure tonight taking a deep dive into the ‘Ambitious Australia: Strategic Examination of R&D (and I!) Final Report soundtracked with some Miles Davis. 🤓
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Live: Albanese, EU boss give green light to free trade deal After almost a decade of negotiations, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia has struck a free trade agreement with the European Union. Follow live.

Now that the free trade agreement has been signed I hope that this is a pathway for Australia to become a Horizon Europe associate unlocking research funding access for Australia from the EU. #auspol #horizoneurope #research #ausresearch #ausinnovation #researchfunding www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Another great sale by EOS!

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Success rates for the NHMRC Ideas Grant this year was 8%! 8! Australian research funding is in desperate need of a cash injection across all of the major funders! #auspol #ausresearch #ausinnovation

Coalition of the Willing: Innovation Policy for a Changing Australia For the first time in many years, there is a genuine opportunity to move beyond the oppositional politics that have hindered structural reform. This new parliamentary composition—more diverse but pote...

"The current system is fragmented—over 150 programmes spread across 14 portfolios, with no central coordination. Innovation lacks a proper institutional home in Government, making it "everybody's problem and nobody's responsibility."

100% agree!
www.actoninstitute.au/post/coaliti... #ausinnovation

Innovation policy design: A battle of conceptual vagueness ‘Innovation’ pervades Australian policy discourse. It is hailed as the remedy for declining productivity, economic stagnation, and social challenges, appearing in political speeches, business strategi...

Thought provoking article that highlights how 'innovation' has become a catch-all devoid of operational clarity, underscoring a critical policy issue. When everything is innovation, nothing is accountable!
www.innovationaus.com/innovation-p...
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All Albanese's innovation sweeteners from the election With Anthony Albanese and Labor claiming a decisive victory at the weekend, attention now turns to the government’s ambitious agenda for the next three years. In the lead up to the May 3 election, and...

All of Albanese’s innovation sweeteners from the election www.innovationaus.com/all-albanese... #ausinnovation #researchinnovation #criticalminerals

'Two years is too short': Scientists call out switch to shorter grants Australian scientists have balked at a proposal for the federal government to fund high risk research over just two years, warning administration will eat into the short timespan and hold back early c...

‘Two years is too short’: Scientists call out switch to shorter grants www.innovationaus.com/two-years-is...
I echo these concerns especially the concerns and risks of contract admin eating into finite project time.
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The 10 charts that lay bare Australia's $32bn R&D challenge Australia will need to invest another $25 billion each year to catch up to the OECD average on investment in research and development or another $32 billion to achieve federal Labor’s stretch goal. Th...

Such a sobering read! #ausinnovation
www.innovationaus.com/the-10-chart...