Tag: Alex McCauley

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Alan Noble on the StartupAUS origins

The first Crossroads report, published in April 2014, contained a foreword written by Adrian Turner that started with the line “Australia is facing some tough decisions that will define...

Startups are our job creation engine

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The push for more effective policies that support the needs of startups must centre on the job creation potential of these high-growth tech companies, StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley...

Fast-track tech visa has arrived

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The launch of a new fast-tracked visa marks a new era for skilled migration, with the federal government actively seeking tech talent from around the world to live and...

Fixing a ‘broken’ R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As the Morrison government settles in to a new term, industry attention has turned to fixing the “broken” research and development tax incentive to ensure it better supports software...

Tech sector hails stability at Industry

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The technology sector has welcomed the reappointment of Karen Andrews as industry minister with hopes it will bring newfound policy stability after going through six ministers in the last...

Husic flags human capital investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Opposition digital economy spokesman Ed Husic says that if Labor wins this Saturday’s federal election, its focus will be more on the development of human capital – building skills...

Sydney slides on Genome 2019 rank

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The continued strength of Australia’s startup ecosystems has been put on notice in the 2019 edition of the highly regarded Startup Genome report: Sydney has fallen six places to...

Labor plans R&D startup exemption

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor will move to further exempt startups from planned cuts to the research and development tax incentive if it wins the upcoming federal election. In the first concrete confirmation...

Entrepreneur visa program is broken

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Just eight visas have been issued in two and a half years under a federal government scheme set up to “attract and retain the best and brightest entrepreneurial talent”....

Talent scheme fails on startup visas

Posted on   |  by James Riley
No visas have been issued for startups under the Global Talent Scheme with only four months left in the one year pilot. Documents released under the Freedom of Information...