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  • January 2026 edition: Venture Capital Dashboard released, Case study: Brandon Capital and George Medicines – transforming the treatment of hypertension, Upcoming improvements to online forms.

    • Past editions

    • October 2025 edition: AIC Venture Capital Summit and Investor Forum, Information session on shaping effective investment plans, Video case study on Avarax and Brandon Capital, Reporting disposals of investments and permitted loans.
    • September 2025 edition: Reporting update, Information session on annual returns, FAQ: What is an entity’s value, Statements of Distributions.
    • May 2025 edition: Upcoming events - Supporting Diversity in Venture Capital and Australian Venture Summit 2025, Upcoming workshop - Principles of Venture Capital, New Venture Capital case study videos and an FAQ - What company should be listed in your reporting when investing through a holding company?
    • December 2024 edition: Venture Capital information workshops, Reporting for 2025, Accredited sponsor status for venture capital STEM start-ups, New venture capital case studies and the Critical Technologies Challenge Program.
    • October 2024 edition: Reporting update, the venture capital dashboard, discussion paper from Asialink, venture capital and co-investment case studies, AIC Conference 2024 event recap.
    • August 2024 edition: Reporting update and deadlines, finding potential investors on business.gov.au, the 2024 Australian Venture Summit, the 30% committed capital threshold and Venture Capital information sessions. Events including the Spark Festival, Ignite: Australian Investment Conference 2024, Venture Downunder and upcoming AFR summits.
    • June 2024 edition: Quarterly and annual returns and reports for VC Act programs, how to share a VC Act application form online with a colleague, ways to register for tax concessions without first getting conditional registration, and a debrief from the Australian Investment Council Australian Venture Summit.
    • April 2024 edition: Quarterly investment data now available more frequently, countering foreign interference, the importance of the limited partner spreadsheet, VC Act smartform updates coming, and a case study on SwarmFarm Robotics.
    • February 2024 edition: Venture capital 'drop in' information sessions, help solve challenges with renewables and low emissions, how the Industry Growth Program can help your business or a business you know, a new video case study, guidance on exemptions from the Australian Location Test, answering your questions, an update on compliance and education, and an events update and debrief.
    • December 2023 edition: Compliance and education program, nominations for the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, new inclusions on business.gov.au, publication of the 2022-23 Venture Capital program dashboard, and some tips to improve annual reporting.
    • November 2023 edition: Updates to business.gov.au, compliance updates, AusBiotech week and OncoRes Medical case study, the 2022–23 ESVCLP annual reports and a debrief from the Australian Investment Conference.
    • August 2023 edition: A better way to submit s9-4 applications, announcing the 2023-24 compliance focus, a quick refresher on permitted loans, VC case study.
    • June 2023 edition: Improving the way we contact partnerships, Pooled Development Funds compliance, reminder for upcoming Venture Capital events.
    • May 2023 edition: Annual returns reminder, asset or investment valuations compliance, upcoming Venture Capital events. 
    • January 2023 edition: New VC application forms, selective compliance, compliance on partnership certificates, VC dashboard update.
    • November 2022 edition: Quarterly returns reminder, investment registration requirements, Brandon Capital case study video.
    • October 2022 edition: Keeping companies cyber secure, PDF returns reminder, investment plan compliance, One Ventures case study video.
    • September 2022 edition: Australian Investment Council 2022 Conference, annual reports and returns reminder, convertible note compliance reminder, video case study on wireless internet tech.
    • January 2022 edition: Venture Capital 2020-21 dashboard, quarterly reporting reminder, applications open for Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship grants and Biomedical Translation Fund investments announced.
    • November 2021 edition: Journey maps for registered partnerships, new Business Research and Innovation Initiative round, IISA annual report and Tech23.
    • September 2021 edition: Annual returns and reports reminder, definition of shareholder funds for PDFs, AusBiotech 2021 and DISER consultation hub.
    • August 2021 edition: Compliance focus areas for the year, public submissions open for tax concession programs review, GovHack and other events.
    • July 2021 edition: Quarterly and annual returns, venture capital tax concessions review, patent box consultation, changes to investor visas and a new AusIndustry webpage.
    • May 2021 edition: Partnership expiration dates, connect with Indigenous businesses, and registrations open for the 2021 VC Industry Forum.
    • April 2021 edition: Boosting Female Founders Initiative, changing investment plans, AIC industry forum and opportunity to feature in a video case study.
    • March 2021 edition: a new approach to assessing partnership applications, CRC-P grants open for application and an AI investment experiment.
    • February 2021 edition: Australian Investment Council 2020 award winners, annual reports published online, reporting FAQ and call for case studies.
    • December 2020 edition: New tax concession dashboard, Biomedical Translation Fund success story, R&D Tax Incentive guide and department updates.
    • November 2020 edition: Modern Manufacturing Strategy, new reporting Information Paper, virtual summits and reader survey.
    • September 2020 edition: Annual returns, Pooled Development Funds upgrade, SheEO feature and IP Group case study.
    • August 2020 edition: Annual reports and returns, convertible notes, and investment registration requirements.
    • June 2020 edition: Industry forum, information session, digital signing, and annual returns.
    • May 2020 edition: Sydney information session, registration requirements, partnership names, and annual and quarterly returns.
    • March 2020 edition: COVID-19 support, information session, program integrity, and smarter forms.
    • July 2019 edition: Overseas investment, applying and reporting, Fintech, and ending partnerships.