Tag: Ed Husic

Copyright reforms’ problem for tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian government quietly passed the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2017 on Wednesday, but it did not go through without scrutiny altogether. Shadow minister of the digital economy...

Telstra change a shock to Canberra

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Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum have reacted with “shock” and “disappointment” at news of Telstra’s major restructuring and slashing of 8000 jobs. The federal government used...

‘Tech wreck’ senate report this week

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A senate report into the federal government’s delivery of IT services will be handed down on Tuesday in the wake of another troubled tech project being shut down last...

NEC identity gig faces ANAO audit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An investigation has been launched into the suspended biometrics project that NEC Australia was doing for the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission. The audit of the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission’s...

Husic on ASD cyber certification

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The federal government has serious questions to answer over its “seismic policy shift” on the cloud services accreditation program, shadow digital economy minister Ed Husic said. Speaking in Parliament...

VC: Future Fund must do more

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While the federal opposition has welcomed the investment of Future Fund money into local VC firm Blackbird, shadow digital economy spokesman Ed Husic says Labor will be watching closely...

Workforce skills still a problem

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The federal budget did not provide a clear direction or funding path for future of work issues in preparing the Australian workforce for digital disruption, according to shadow minister...

Anger grows over crowdfund farce

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Anger is growing over “farcical” delays to passing the equity crowdfunding bill that would extend the regime to private Australian companies, with the scheme now unlikely to come into...

Crowdfund laws delayed, again

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Legislation extending equity crowdfunding to private companies has been delayed again despite enjoying bipartisan support, meaning the new regime won’t come into effect until at least September, a year...