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AIIA Urges Federal Govt. To Abandon R&D Squeeze Plan

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MELBOURNE: The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is pressing the Federal Government not to make changes to the country’s research-and-development (R&D) laws. AIIA reckons the proposed changes to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Tax Incentive) Bill 2019 would squeeze small-to-medium sized enterprises at a time when the world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic. “The AIIA has … Read more

‘Train-wreck’: Privacy Team Calls For Tougher Legislation Down Under

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The Australian Privacy Foundation has called on the Federal Government to beef up privacy protection “without delay”, starting with legislation that would enable people whose privacy has been wrongly disregarded to take the offender to court and gain compensation. It says such legislation has been recommended by a succession of law reform bodies, and suggests … Read more