Put Australia on a path to achieve 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in science, research and innovation spending (PER651)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has four componentsto increase expenditure to support Australian science, research and innovation.

Component 1 – Establish an additional non-refundable tax offset of 20per centfor companies that hire science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) PhD students or equivalent graduates in their first three years of employment.

Component 2 – Restore the Sustainable Research Excellence grants program, which ceased in December 2016.

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Put Australia on a path to achieve 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in science, research and innovation spending (PER651)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has four componentsto increase expenditure to support Australian science, research and innovation.

Component 1 – Establish an additional non-refundable tax offset of 20per centfor companies that hire science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) PhD students or equivalent graduates in their first three years of employment.

Component 2 – Restore the Sustainable Research Excellence grants program, which ceased in December 2016.

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Reforming the Seasonal Worker Program (ECR140)

Summary of proposal

Under this proposal, the Australian Government would pay the upfront travel costs of workers participating in the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility Seasonal Worker Programme (PALM – SWP), excluding the first $300 that employers would pay per worker. Upfront costs would either be recouped through:

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Reforming the Seasonal Worker Program (ECR140)

Summary of proposal

Under this proposal, the Australian Government would pay the upfront travel costs of workers participating in the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility Seasonal Worker Programme (PALM – SWP), excluding the first $300 that employers would pay per worker. Upfront costs would either be recouped through:

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Reforming the Seasonal Worker Program (ECR140)

Summary of proposal

Under this proposal, the Australian Government would pay the upfront travel costs of workers participating in the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility Seasonal Worker Programme (PALM – SWP), excluding the first $300 that employers would pay per worker. Upfront costs would either be recouped through:

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Reforming the Seasonal Worker Program (ECR140)

Summary of proposal

Under this proposal, the Australian Government would pay the upfront travel costs of workers participating in the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility Seasonal Worker Programme (PALM – SWP), excluding the first $300 that employers would pay per worker. Upfront costs would either be recouped through:

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Startup Year (ECR119)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would extend the current Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) to support students undertaking postgraduate studies in accelerators or entrepreneurship education facilities run by successful entrepreneurs linked to universities.

This proposal would provide up to 2,000 additional places per year.

The student contribution for these studies would be capped at the Band 3 student contribution cap.

The studies would not be eligible for funding under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme.

The proposal would commence from 1 January 2023 and would be ongoing.

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Startup Year (ECR119)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would extend the current Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) to support students undertaking postgraduate studies in accelerators or entrepreneurship education facilities run by successful entrepreneurs linked to universities.

This proposal would provide up to 2,000 additional places per year.

The student contribution for these studies would be capped at the Band 3 student contribution cap.

The studies would not be eligible for funding under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme.

The proposal would commence from 1 January 2023 and would be ongoing.

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Startup Year (ECR119)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would extend the current Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) to support students undertaking postgraduate studies in accelerators or entrepreneurship education facilities run by successful entrepreneurs linked to universities.

This proposal would provide up to 2,000 additional places per year.

The student contribution for these studies would be capped at the Band 3 student contribution cap.

The studies would not be eligible for funding under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme.

The proposal would commence from 1 January 2023 and would be ongoing.

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Startup Year (ECR119)

Summary of proposal

This proposal would extend the current Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) to support students undertaking postgraduate studies in accelerators or entrepreneurship education facilities run by successful entrepreneurs linked to universities.

This proposal would provide up to 2,000 additional places per year.

The student contribution for these studies would be capped at the Band 3 student contribution cap.

The studies would not be eligible for funding under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme.

The proposal would commence from 1 January 2023 and would be ongoing.

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