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New DTA to link with Data61

Newly-appointed Digital Transformation Agency chief executive Gavin Slater – an ex-banker from Melbourne – will be spending plenty of time in airports in the coming months as the governments...

Identity remains the digital key

The Government’s GovPass digital identity system will be firmly opt-in – citizens who don’t wish to use the streamlined platform and its biometric component won’t have to. According to...

Labor calls for gov’t tech review

On digital transformation in government, bipartisanship has left the building. The Federal Opposition is calling for an independent, arms-length review of the government digital transformation efforts and its growing...

R&D tax is an uncertain mess

A weird silence has descended on discussions about the future of the R&D Tax Incentive. Uncertainty about how the scheme will be applied to software is already having an...

457 visas for tech under attack

With xenophobia raging in the US and Europe and a golden opportunity arising to lure the best and brightest innovation talent to these shores, how seriously should we take...

Ex-banker nabs DTA CEO role

The Turnbull Government has named one-time National Australia Bank technology chief Gavin Slater as the new chief executive officer at its Digital Transformation Agency. Mr Slater had been a...

Renewable tech in renaissance

Australia’s renewable energy technologies sector is enjoying a renaissance as demand for innovation reaches new heights, according to Queensland smart storage outfit Redback Technologies’ founder Philip Livingston. It comes...

Qld ramps tech industry policy

Cyclone Debbie may have washed out part of Brisbane’s Myriad Festival innovation parade, but Queensland has bolstered its relationship with CSIRO business unit Data61 as it looks to snatch...

Currency: Digital tax laws stalled

The government is still to formally legislate to stop the double taxation of digital currencies in Australia, despite promising to do so more than a year ago. The delays...

NZ gets real about IoT future

While Australia is deliberating over its approach to the Internet of Things (IoT), the Land of the Long White Cloud is pushing ahead, with our Kiwi cousins announcing a...

Surge in NBN bypass numbers

In a stunning admission by NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow, the number of premises deemed too hard to connect to the National Broadband Network (NBN) has continued to rise...

DHS to hire 125 STEM grads

The Department of Human Services is looking to employ more than 100 STEM graduates to assist with its wide-ranging IT efforts that include projects at the centre of much...

BCA bells the cat on innovation

It’s tax cuts that big business wants, not more rhetoric on innovation, and on Friday the PM delivered – at least for smaller big business. As the Prime Minister...

Brad Chan on startups and Asia

Haymarket HQ founder Brad Chan is on a mission to drive interest within the startup and VC communities in the immense opportunities in Asia. Located in a super-cool warehouse...