Roy Green and colleagues write in The Conversation (4.5.16) about details in the federal budget relating to the Prime Minister’s oft-cited innovation agenda. They suggest that ‘we have to look very hard to find the “ideas boom” in this budget’.
‘Ahead of this week’s federal budget both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison have spoken of the need for an economic plan to help transition Australia’s economy post the mining boom. We asked a group of experts to assess the budget against this stated agenda.’