Too many eggs in the Asia-Pacific basket
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The international scientific community is shocked by Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating's decision not to fund the European Southern Observatory in Chile. Keating hopes to pay more attention to several research facilities in every main city of Australia for a popular verdict for his re-election. According to observers, Australian politicians see the future of science as lying in the Asia-Pacific region. It may not be a wise perspective as these regions do not have basic advanced scientific facilities like those in the United States and Europe.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Australian innovation under threat: an apparently successful tax-break scheme to stimulate private-sector investment in research and development has been the victim of illogical cost-cutting
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The Australian Labor government introduced a 150% tax concession for private-sector research and development when it was elected in 1983. This led to a trebling of private R&D over the next 10 years. However policy changes such as the lowering of the corporate tax rate in 1989 and the reduction of the concession to 125% by the new Conservative government in 1997 have reduced the impact of the tax concession.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Towards a 'knowledge nation'
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Australia's two main political parties are competing over the best way to grow the nation's biotechnology sector. But the quest for knowledge requires long-term investment in universities.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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