The election is upon us and both major parties have been demonising The Greens. The level of vitriol directed towards them is most likely counter-productive – it is simply...
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Australians have a good track record for great ideas, exceptional research and new inventions. They just need to lift their collective game in in turning these research-based ideas and...
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It is a campaign that started with air swings and false indignations at every turn. But as we enter this final and ultimately brutal stage of Election 2016, the...
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While the UK’s decision to vote against its own economic self-interest to exit the European Union has buffeted Australian markets, recent decisions in the trade and technology sphere leave...
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The importance of the National Broadband Network to Australia – and the continuing wretched history of telecommunications in this country as a political plaything – has been underscored by...
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Bolstering the startup ecosystem through practical mentoring is more critical than setting up a school dedicated to creating entrepreneurs, says venture capitalist and entrepreneur Anthony Glenning from Starfish Ventures....
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While the major parties played fast and loose with Medicare in the final days of the election campaign, neither has properly grasped the digital health nettle. Right now just...
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The Digital Transformation Office’s has completed an early beta of its much anticipated – and controversial – Performance Dashboard product, which is expected to be launched within a couple...
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With the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement coming into effect last December, it looks like ties between China and Australia are stronger than ever in light of the latest Lowy...
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There is a closed circle of thinking in the tech community that gets exasperated at every single thing that government does. If only the government would get out of...
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It’s time to open the gate, and let our innovative tech startups be free to grab this huge global opportunity. There has been lots of good news and optimism...
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As the Australian economy faces the prospect of recession in the coming parliamentary term, pummeled by the flow-on effects of the commodities bust and the faltering Chinese economy, perhaps...
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Federal and State reforms to allow autonomous vehicles could double the number of vehicles handled by Australia’s roads and slash accident rates. “Whether ready or not, the technology is...
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Gernot Heiser, one of the main brains behind the extremely hard to hack seL4 microkernel, is set to leave Australia for Germany to work in a cyber security startup....