Tag: Alex Gruszka

Ideas boom is cast adrift: Budget

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Josh Frydenberg’s first budget delivers a nominal return to surplus next financial year. But to get there, the Treasurer has killed off any residual attachment this government had to...

Encryption: Tech sector is reeling

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

New visa targets global talent

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s new innovation visa pilot program has officially kicked off, allowing Australian companies to offer four-year visas to highly-skilled tech workers from around the world. The Global...

Digital builds a new revolution

Posted on   |  by Alex Gruszka
Five years ago, the global Chief Innovation Officer at a multi-billion dollar construction firm was making the case to move away from printing out paperwork to take on-site. It...

Skilled visas still broken: McEvoy

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The Turnbull government’s overhaul of the 457 visa system needs some serious tweaks if Australia is going to attract the best and brightest to these shores says a submission...

‘Chilling’ fall in global tech rank

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s continued fall in global innovation rankings should send “a chill through the bones” of the local tech and startup communities, according to shadow minister for the digital economy...

AgriTech the new startup frontier

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Agricultural technology – AgriTech – has the potential to give Australia a $100 billion agricultural industry by 2030, says a new report. That’s a doubling in size in a...