“Israel is perhaps the most dynamic, innovative economy in the world. The Israeli success story is less about government schemes than it is about the approach and culture of businesses and universities in the countries. Education Minister Alan Tudge, speech, Uni Melbourne, February 26.

Good-o, except, a learned reader points out, that last year the Israeli Central Bureau of Stats reported 2017 start-ups there as being much the same as Australia and New Zealand, with a better rate of licensing by Australian researchers.