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Jost: Pace of reform is too slow

Australia must disrupt its banking regulations or face waking up one day to find a FinTech innovator such as Chinese giant Alibaba becoming the bedrock of our financial system,...

Husic and FinTech Aus go to war

Shadow minister for the digital economy Ed Husic has had a crack at the finance sector lobby group FinTech Australia for its outspoken support of government’s dodgy equity crowdfunding...

The Fed’s big fat security push

The Federal Government has passed a privacy amendment bill through Parliament that gives Australian business a reason to prioritise digital security and protect consumer information. By passing the Privacy...

Regions are ready for startup love

Innovation activity is crucial in addressing job losses in regional Australia, but more government support and education is required to capitalise on this, Incubate at 35 Degrees co-founder Dianna...

Premier Li: The art of soft power

China made a weighty soft power foray into this country with the state visit of Premier Li Keqiang but Australian innovators and entrepreneurs must get off their collective backsides...

Deleting data like ‘book burning’

The destruction of useful public data due to confidentiality and privacy laws is “akin to burning books” and potentially damaging for innovation, according to Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris....

Uprise hits highs at SF World Cup

Although mental health startup Uprise did not bag the $1 million investment prize at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco last Friday, things are going more...

At the nexus of tech and media

In a rare attack of common sense that rolls back years of cozy jobs-for-the-boys ABC chair appointments, Malcolm Turnbull has continued his series of quiet wins in the battle...

Innovation and the grass roots

There are huge opportunities for bottom-up innovation in regional cities and local council areas, but only if communities can overcome skills and capability shortfalls to make sense of the...

‘Indo-need-ya’ a FinTech frontier

We wade through the Jakarta traffic among the sour looks and disdain of fellow commuters. Disdain because we have a police escort. Out front, a police motorbike beeps and...

Collaboration is key: Sinodinos

Arthur Sinodinos intends making ‘collaboration’ the hallmark of his tenure in the Industry portfolio, and has recommitted the Turnbull Government to putting science and innovation at the centre of...

Public sector ICT is raining money

It’s Christmas come early if you are a technology supplier to the Australian Government, with spending on ICT increasing by 50 per cent to $9 billion in the last...

Li Keqiang and Aussie startups

The Chinese number two, Premier Li Keqiang, has arrived in Australia for a five-day visit that will include the annual bilateral talks between the leaders of the two countries,...

Biometrics back on DTA agenda

The Federal Government is running a private beta of its digital identity platform ahead of a planned public test early next year. To use the service, people will need...