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Notes from Productivity Commission update in February 2026

March 9th, 2026

The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body on economic policy and productivity. Its role is to analyse policy issues and recommend reforms that improve Australia’s productivity, living standards, and economic performance. In February 2026 it released a document titled “Annual productivity bulletin 2026” which noted that Australian market sector R&D investment, as a proportion of Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), declined by more than 40% between 1995 and 2025. This metric analysed is R&D as […]

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Significant Refundable R&D Offsets receipts reported to the ASX in recent months to January 2026

January 19th, 2026

Over recent months, a number of companies have reported to the ASX receipt of substantial Refundable R&D Tax Offsets. Notable receipts include: Recce Pharmaceuticals (ASX: RCE) received $5.34 M related to its anti-infective platform; Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) received $2.8M related to its cancer treatments; Ecograf (ASX: EGR) received $1.7M related to its EcoGraf HFfree proprietary purification technology; Chimeric Therapeutics (ASX: CHM)  received $4.5M related to its cancer treatments; Elixir Energy (ASX: EXR) received $3.8M related to its unconventional gas project […]

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R&D Tax Incentive – Potential Key Events in 2026

January 7th, 2026

Some key events impacting Australia’s R&D Tax Incentive over the past 12 months during calendar year 2025 included: The release of proposed legislation to exclude gambling and tobacco companies from eligibility under the R&D Tax Incentive; The strategic examination and review of Australia’s Research and Development (R&D) system progressed and released a discussion paper on R&D Incentives that contained some significant potential changes for consideration. Swanson Reed made a submission to both the general review and the discussion paper on R&D Incentives; A new R&D Tax Incentive registration […]

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R&D Tax Mentions in Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2024–25

November 11th, 2025

The R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI) is co-administered by two government agencies: 1: The Department of Industry, Science and Resources on behalf of Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA): The department registers companies for the R&DTI program and makes findings on the eligibility of R&D activities. and 2: The Australian Taxation Office (ATO):  The ATO is responsible for administering R&DTI expenditure claims, and conducts reviews and audits on substantiation of claims and other matters. The Commissioner of Taxation’s Annual Report 2024–25 was published in late October 2025. This […]

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