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Push for budget innovation revamp

The tech sector has called for a major revamp of the government’s innovation policy agenda so Australia can “reap substantial economic benefits”, with hopes riding on the upcoming budget....

SA budget shift for innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The South Australian government has cut a number of tech and innovation-focused programs as part of a major shift away from grants-based industry assistance. The incoming Liberal state government...

AgTech is ready for policy love

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If Australia’s AgTech sector gets a single mention in next week’s budget, it can only signal good news, according SproutX co-founder Andrew Lai. “AgTech doesn’t feature very much at...

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...

Trade deals a mile wide, inch deep

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Scott Morrison’s first budget will throw almost $2 million to enhance its new “Open for Business” Free Trade Agreement portal, a move it hopes will start plugging the gaps...

Cyber gets a big eSafety boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The eSafety commissioner will move into terror prevention and Australia will add a Cyber Ambassador to its diplomatic ranks, while establishing a ring of joint cyber threat centres across...

Budget Notes: Buckets of blood

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Listening to the shrieks and squeals of tech sector commentators over the past few weeks, you’d be forgiven for thinking Joe Hockey’s first budget contained nothing for the industry....