The Greens will implement policies to increase investment in research and development by both government and business to a target of 3% of our GDP by 2020 Government will need to invest an additional $2.5 billion over the next four years to be on track to reach that goal Instead of subsidising wealthy fossil fuel companies, the Greens would redirect that money into the knowledge-based industries of the future
positive towards the welfare state, e.g. health care, pensions or social housing