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Gig job reform not a priority

Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox has urged the government to move forward in reforming existing workplace relations laws, but says the rise of gig economy jobs should...

Public sector at espionage risk

Cyber-espionage remains a top concern when it comes to government cyber security, with the latest Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) from global provider Verizon finding that 43 per cent...

Cyber and new entrepreneurship

The federal government’s recent cybersecurity push needs to put a greater focus on entrepreneurship and startups rather than just seeking products and servicing the bigger corporates, according to CyRise...

Blockchain fix for mango farms

Adelaide AgTech startup T-Provenance has raised $500,000 to pilot its blockchain technology with Northern Australian mango producers, as part of a two-year project being managed by the Cooperative Research...

Vic child data bill is passed

Contentious new legislation providing a framework for the sharing of confidential information regarding children has been passed by the Victorian parliament, despite concerns it may “erode the rights of...

Big Tech data gets opened up

The federal government is looking to quickly sign a new bilateral agreement with the US that would allow local authorities with a warrant to directly access user data held...

Policy wonks and the Budget Insider

InnovationAus.com is super excited to announce the return of Budget Insider, the supercool policy soiree where serious discussions about the future of our sector takes place over cocktails and...

On AI and strategic policy

Australia is on the horns of an artificial intelligence dilemma just like the rest of the planet. But while our business leaders have begun to turn their attention to...

Make or break space report due

A report on the local space industry that is expected to guide the creation of an Australian space agency has been delivered to the federal government and is expected...

NBN Co’s Morrow says sayonara

Bill Morrow, the US expat tech executive hand-picked by the Coalition to rejig the NBN, is standing down as chief executive and has scored mixed reviews from industry observers....

FB drama hits open banking

The Australian FinTech community has hit back at attempts by the big banks to use the recent Facebook data harvesting scandal as evidence the open banking movement should be...

Cyber capability: It’s a problem

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s (ASPI) border program chief John Coyne has flagged grave concerns about the ability of the nation’s law enforcement to respond to threats that arrive...

Craig Davies departs AustCyber

Just days before he was due to lead the largest ever delegation of Australian cybersecurity companies to the giant RSA Conference in San Francisco, AustCyber’s inaugural chief executive Craig...

Future Fund: “It’s about time”

The nation’s sovereign wealth fund has backed an Australian venture capital fund for the first time, in a move that could open the floodgates for the local tech and...