Tag: Andrew Bragg

Minister needs discretionary crypto powers: Bragg

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Senator Andrew Bragg says the federal government needs greater discretionary powers in the regulation of cryptocurrency to increase oversight and speed up the introduction of new rules. Senator Bragg,...

Cryptocurrency is no fad, so get prepared: Jane Hume

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Cryptocurrency is not a fad and the federal government can’t be fearful of new innovations in the space, according to Digital Economy Minister Jane Hume. In a speech to...

Committee lays out plan to licence and regulate crypto

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Cryptocurrency businesses and assets would be licensed by Treasury and a new system introduced in corporate law under a plan to regulate the sector being put forward by a...

Online Safety Bill is a way to move forward

Posted on   |  by Senator Andrew Bragg
It’s been widely said the tech companies are the railroads or oil companies of the 21st century. These companies wield enormous power. They have done much good, but they...

Senate committee calls for quarterly RDTI payments

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A government-led Senate committee has called for the research and development tax incentive to be paid quarterly, and for a new standalone scheme for software-related claims to be considered....

Lack of media deals with small firms ‘concerning’: Sims

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Smaller media companies should team up to secure commercial deals with Google and Facebook, which have so far avoided designation under the government’s big tech bargaining code yet, competition...

New software R&D scheme better than RDTI tinker

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
An entirely new, standalone R&D scheme for software companies would be more effective than further tinkering with the existing tax incentive program, according to StartupAUS chief executive Alex McCauley....