Tag: Craig Laundy

Gig job reform not a priority

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox has urged the government to move forward in reforming existing workplace relations laws, but says the rise of gig economy jobs should...

Time to regulate the gig economy?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal opposition has backed a campaign calling for new legislation to address worker exploitation in the gig economy, while the government warns against “unnecessary regulation”. The Transport Workers...

Incubator tender: A regional deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has opened a tender for four regional incubator facilitators as part of the Industry department’s revamped Entrepreneurs’ Programme. These facilitators are being asked to provide mentoring...

Celebrity taskforce without an SME

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Celebrity businessman Mark Bouris has been tapped by the Feds to chair a new Small Business Digital Taskforce, joining a star-studded corporate line-up of advisers to come up with...

Getting on the policy front-foot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Government must get on the front foot in embracing and regulating new technologies to ensure Australia can be a “test bed” for the world’s great innovations, Assistant Innovation Minister...

Local, State, Fed digital delivery

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Commonwealth will unveil the ‘live’ pilot of a digital service that lets users complete end-to-end approvals transactions across all three levels of government through a single portal for...

Big data awards’ beautiful numbers

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A new set of prizes have joined the crowded awards scene, celebrating the innovative use of big data and the Internet of Things (IoT) in Australia. The BigInsights Data...

Ten Aussie startups off to Boston

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Last night at Sydney’s harbourside Museum of Contemporary Art ten Australian startups were chosen as winners in the inaugural Bridge to MassChallenge Australia competition. Three state governments – NSW,...

Greg Hunt rings in policy changes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Greg Hunt has revealed much in the past week about how he intends to run the industry portfolio, opting to taking on more direct charge of the breadth of...