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Also in this issue:

  • Comment: From hate crime to waste crime
  • LIVE 2018: Highlights from the recent New Frontiers in Packaging Print Forum
  • Pharma Packaging: New regulations require new packaging strategies
  • The fight against food waste heats up
  • On-the-go product and packaging innovation
  • Wine packaging design takes new direction

PLUS! A new section called Machinery Matters, brought to you in partnership with the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA).

Food & Drink Business

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Two of Australia’s peak business bodies have welcomed the federal government’s response to its Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD), but the Australian Industry Group (AiGroup) has raised sharp objections to a proposal it says will actively reduce the business R&D investment the report itself identifies as critically low.

A sweeping government review of Australia’s research and development system has recommended significant changes to tax incentives, manufacturing support and R&D funding to reshape how companies invest in innovation.