The government’s planned changes to employee share schemes have stalled, with no action taken in more than a year. It comes as submissions made to Treasury on the proposed...
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A series of FinTech-friendly reforms are needed to help Australia reach the next phase of tech investment, according to the Australian Investment Council. In a submission to the Select...
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A chorus of senior tech industry luminaries are demanding that heads must roll at the Australian Computer Society in the wake of an adverse ruling by the Federal Court...
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Canberra’s mandarins must be going into Christmas wondering what just happened; major departments have disappeared (merged) and secretaries sacked with more changes to come. However, the signposts were there...
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The federal government’s troubled digital identity project has been handed a further $6 million, as concerns about spiralling costs and delays continue. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the Mid-Year Economic...
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The federal government has acknowledged its trouble-plagued robodebt scheme is an “unquantifiable risk” to its coffers and announced a range of new tech-focused projects as part of the Mid-Year...
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The federal government has earmarked $15 million to pay for a rapid planning phase to transform the public sector as part of its response to the landmark Thodey review,...
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The Life Sciences industry in Australia will be hit disproportionately hard by proposed changes to the R&D Tax Incentive, putting smaller companies at risk and threatening the sector’s ability...
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Australia’s small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has lashed the administration of the research and development incentive, handing down a report that labels the scheme untimely, inconsistent and having had...
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Sydney-headquartered cyber outfit Secure Code Warrior just raised a record US$47 million ($68.5m) as part of a global expansion plan, but the company has warned it would shift development...
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The Opposition has a voiced concerns with the government’s reintroduced legislation that shaves $1.8 billion from the research and development tax incentive, setting up a potential fight in Parliament...
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A department secretary has contradicted Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s claim that the recent major shake-up of the public service was in-line with the Thodey review, as the government prepares...
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The launch of InnovationAsia has come at the right time in relation to Singapore. In recent weeks Singapore has hosted three major tech-focused conferences that not only boasted record...
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The government’s plan to shave $1.8 billion from the Research and Development Tax Incentive is “ludicrous” and shows “very little thinking” has been done since its original plan was...