Tag: Josh Frydenberg

The $10b REDSPICE cyber showstopper: Labor has questions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has questions to answer about its record $9.9 billion investment in the Australian spy agency’s cyber capabilities, including where the additional highly skilled workforce will come...

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...

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’...

Bragg pushes for ‘comprehensive’ crypto law package

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A “comprehensive legislative package” will be considered as the federal government continues to progress a series of reforms surrounding the regulation of cryptocurrency in Australia. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg,...

Exploiting critical minerals for new energy services

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was part of an apparent pivot on climate action last week, starting with a discussion of the Quad and "critical minerals". This column discusses what...