Tag: Budget 2017

Budget 2017 is steady as she goes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal budget nights really are an expectations game. No-one ever gets everything that they want, and sometimes we get things that we specifically don’t want. So really the only...

Angus Taylor on new DTA funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency’s $70 million in additional funding includes a substantially expanded cyber security remit and the creation of centralised platform services to complement its governance and standards-setting...

ScoMo gifts bank data to FinTechs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia is on the verge of a revolution in its financial industry. It will not happen overnight, but all the signs are there. The growth of FinTechs has happened...

Still no response to R&D report

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Federal government has made no changes to the R&D Tax Incentive scheme in the Budget despite widespread unrest with the scheme among startups and a bunch of untouched...

Digital Earth gets funds boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has provided $15 million in funding for the creation of a “world-first analysis platform for satellite imagery”, which will assist with evidence-based decisions for the environment...

Crowdfunding now a private thing

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Equity crowdfunding will soon be available to all Australian companies following sustained pressure from the Opposition and startup community. The government revealed the move to extend the funding scheme...

Daring to dream: Budget 2017

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The last three federal budgets have provided only meagre fare for the Aussie tech and innovation sectors. But tonight will be different. There will be meat on the bones...