Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Commentary
  • Published:

Australian innovation under threat

Nature volume 388, page 711 (1997)Cite this article

Abstract

An apparently successful tax-break scheme to stimulate private-sector investment in research and development has been the victim of illogical cost-cutting. Pressure is building to have it restored.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on Springer Link
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Science at Griffith University , Nathan, 4111, Queensland, Australia

    Ian Lowe

Authors
  1. Ian Lowe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Lowe, I. Australian innovation under threat. Nature 388, 711 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/41868

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/41868

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing