Tag: budget 2022

Govt cyber hubs pilot gets $31.3m funding boost

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s cyber hubs pilot has been extended for a further six months, enabled by an additional $31.3 million in Budget funding that builds on the Coalition’s investment...

Budget backs OAIC probe of Optus data breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog will receive a $5.5 million funding boost to respond to the massive Optus data breach that compromised the personal information of almost 10 million customers last...

Anthony Albanese: All quiet on the cyber front

Posted on   |  by James Riley
You can only guess that Josh Frydenberg’s commitment of $9.9 billion to the Australian Signals Directorate for a cyber defensive and offensive capability uplift caught Labor by surprise. Because...

Josh Frydenberg’s swag of unexpected budget treasures

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The tech industry had few expectations of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s pre-election budget. With just weeks to go before heading to the polls, we have clearly moved on from pandemic-related...

Budget 2022: Small business gets digital and skills boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
After a tough couple of years, Josh Frydenberg has dropped some tax-break love on Australia’s small businesses in the form of targeted concessions to encourage investment in digital technology...

Manufacturing grants fund gets a $750m top-up

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government will top-up its manufacturing fund by $750 million, including $500 million specifically for regional businesses, as part of the federal budget. Plans will also be developed for...

Employee share reform a budget boost for local tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Tuesday unveil changes to employee share scheme regulation to make it easier for Australian companies to compete for talent, and to remove a ‘perverse’...

Big questions around govt’s patent box: Husic

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s new patent box scheme risks being a “knee-jerk reaction to embrace a new concept” that provides a tax break to big firms and little benefit to the...