Overview

An independent panel is consulting on issues papers to inform the strategic examination of Australia’s research and development (R&D) system.

They are exploring how Australia can encourage more home-grown ideas, more research, and more translation. This will lead to benefits and prosperity for all Australians for decades to come.

The issues papers follow consultation on a discussion paper. They further explore evidence and possible future directions for reform to increase the impact of the research, development and innovation (RD&I) system.

We welcome input from anyone with an interest in Australia’s R&D system. Your feedback will inform an action plan with recommendations to government.

Issue papers

We’re releasing issues papers progressively. You can comment on one or more of these papers. We encourage you to check back regularly, and keep an eye on our social media channels, to see when subsequent papers are released and open for comment.

  • National coordination

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    National coordination for RD&I impact [564KB PDF] [630KB DOCX]

     This paper is open for comment until 30 September. The paper presents a model for national governance. It outlines focus areas to enable system-wide performance management and evaluation to support broader societal and economic outcomes.

    • What aspects of the proposed model work well?

    • What could be improved and how?

  • Scaling the system

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    Scaling the system: A proactive approach to scaling the RD&I system [413KB PDF] [507KB DOCX]

     This paper is open for comment until 30 September. The paper presents a framework to radically accelerate and strengthen Australia's research, development and innovation (RD&I) system with a focus on how we create value, including economic impact, from our efforts.

    • What aspects of the framework work well?

    • What could be improved and how?

  • RD&I incentives

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    RD&I incentives: Incentivising breakthrough innovation and ambitious R&D [747KB PDF] [1MB DOCX]

    This paper is open for comment until 30 September. The paper presents ways to enhance research, development and innovation incentives to foster greater ambition. It sets out how incentives, including the R&D Tax Incentive, can be better directed to support growth and achieve greater economic and social impact.

    • Tell us which of our proposals will work well

    • Tell us what should be improved and how

More information

RD&I incentives: Incentivising breakthrough innovation and ambitious R&D [747KB PDF] [1MB DOCX]

Timeline

  • Opened
    open

    27 August 2025

  • Closes
    pending

    30 September 2025

Contact
Strategic Engagement of Research and Development Secretariat
rdreview@industry.gov.au