Tag: Annie Parker

$2m rental rebates to attract scale-ups to Tech Central

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales Government has offered to subsidise eligible technology companies’ rental costs at Tech Central by nearly $2 million each in a bid to attract scale ups...

Australian tech leaders to run Sydney innovation precincts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Tech Central and Westmead Health and Innovation Districts have new leaders, with the Greater Sydney Commission announcing Annie Parker and Liza Noonan as respective executive directors of the...

Pay parity: In your tech dreams

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It might be International Women’s Day on Thursday – but for women working in technology it’s still a long way from Equal Pay Day. Right now, there’s a 20...

‘Aussie Charlotte’ a secret weapon

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Big investment decisions don’t get made in a vacuum. They are the end-point of targeted work by powerful interests over a period of time. Very often there is an...

Monster Moonhack cracks the code

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia may not be a computer science superpower right now, but its future looks bright. An Aussie kids coding organisation successfully broke a world record on Tuesday, bringing nearly 30,000...

Tech culture here is just as bad

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A number of prominent women in the Australian tech and startup communities have spoken out about the discrimination, sexism and harassment they regularly encounter in the sector. The tech,...

Visa shock: 457 program scrapped

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abolished Australia’s 457 visa program in a surprise move that has sent shockwaves through the local tech and startup community. Announced via a Facebook...