The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...
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Legislation paving the way for up to 2000 university students and recent graduates to defer the cost of accessing startup accelerator programs through HECS-style loans each year has been...
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A knowledge of ethics and philosophy has never been more important in this technological age. But most Australian schools don’t dedicate any time to the teaching of philosophy, leading...
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It’s a myth that tech startups will face just one ‘valley of death’ over the course of their lives. For decades the tech startup valley of death has been broadly...
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An economic downturn has curtailed the “stupid” investment environment of the last two years that saw Australian founders raising too much money with unrealistic valuations, according to the co-founder...
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An early-stage venture capital model for Western Australia will be developed by the state government in a bid to identify VC interest and boost funding available to local scale-ups...
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Western Australia’s 10-year innovation strategy has been welcomed by local tech and startup groups, but work remains to ensure it is backed by sufficient funding and supporting initiatives in...
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Low-cost green hydrogen, construction site dust monitors, AI-based crop prediction software and a connected vehicles platform are among the solutions to receive support from the New South Wales government’s...
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The next round of the New South Wales small business innovation program is offering $12 million for local companies to solve the government’s problems with biosecurity, road safety, and...
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Regional businesswoman and Order of Australia recipient Julia Spicer has been named Queensland’s new Chief Entrepreneur, replacing incumbent chief Wayne Gerard in the voluntary role. Ms Spicer, who is...
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A startup that uses a plastic-eating enzyme to make material “infinitely recyclable” has raised $54 million a year after being spun out of the Australian National University. Samsara Eco...
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The Victorian government’s $29 million investment in a foreign quantum company has surprised the local sector and was made without consulting the federal agencies in charge of the national...
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The Albanese government’s first Budget was positively received by a cross section of stakeholders in the startup community despite a lack of detail on the $15 billion National Reconstruction...
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Deep tech startups will next week have access to free commercialisation training and a chance at a six-month incubator residency under a New South Wales government-funded program designed and...