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Husic on the encryption bill

Passing the highly controversial bill was an “incredibly hard choice”, and the Opposition will look to strengthen protections in the scheme if it wins next year’s election, shadow digital...

Adelaide HQ for space agency

South Australia has won the competitive, six-month race between the states to host Australia’s space agency, with the headquarters to be based in Adelaide from next year. It was...

Wanted: The best books of 2018

The Christmas break is nearly upon us and it can’t come soon enough. It has been a big year, with plenty of great, positive stories of successful Australian companies...

Encryption: Tech sector is reeling

The Australian tech sector has been left reeling following the shock passage of controversial encryption legislation last week, with fears the new laws will do “significant damage” to the...

ACCC sets target: Google, Facebook

A powerful new regulatory body would be established to oversee tech giants like Google and Facebook as part of far-reaching reforms recommended by Australia’s competition watchdog to curtail the...

Data sharing not for faint hearted

The NSW Government chief data scientist Ian Oppermann has been developing governance frameworks for data sharing in national and international forums for the past two and a half years....

Local tech firms win Nobel prizes

Local tech firms win Nobel prizes Biomedical company Trimph, health insight firm Prospection, and agrifood tech business Moisture Planting Technologies were each awarded Nobel prizes during a special Nobel Gala...

Access to talent is key: Perkins

Access to talent remains the key to building a successful home-grown tech and innovation sector in Australia, according to one of the nation’s most successful technology entrepreneurs, Melanie Perkins....

Getting data on the asset register

Business leadership gets the real value of data wrong in such significant ways that boards may be negligent in their duty to protect the interests of their companies, according...

Better data leads to better outcomes

The StartupAus 2018 Crossroads report makes ten recommendations for policy changes that would help make Australia one of the best places in the world to build and grow a...

Labor caves on encryption bill

A farcical day in the Parliament has ended with Labor caving at the last minute and passing the government’s encryption bill, just as it looked like the controversial legislation...

R&D changes now ‘life or death’

The federal government’s planned changes to the research and development tax incentive present a “critical risk” to Australian startups, and could lead to the collapse of many companies or...

Crossroads 2018 state of play

The Australian startup sector is at a “tipping point” where it must deliver on its potential in spite of a lack of political love, according to StartupAus chief executive...

Vic Apple store now delayed

The Victorian government’s plans for a flagship Apple store at Federation Square have been quietly delayed by a year, as its two primary political supporters have been removed from...