Tag: Josh Frydenberg

Budget addresses skills shortages

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government says its $525.3 million vocational education and training skills package investment delivered as part of the 2019-20 Budget will equip Australians with “better skills”. “We need...

CDR set for senate showdown

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A showdown has been set in the Senate over the Consumer Data Right legislation, with Labor pledging to move a number of amendments after a government-led committee gave the...

Questions for data rights regime

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government was clearly “not listening” to the concerns surrounding the Consumer Data Right after it rejected an extension to an inquiry into the new scheme, shadow digital economy...

Data rights bill hits parliament

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has introduced draft Consumer Data Right laws to the Federal Parliament, A structural reform that he says will create competition as well as incentives for entrepreneurs...

Delayed reaction to R&D changes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government backdown on controversial changes to the R&D tax incentive is a relief to the Australian tech sector, but the crucial scheme was still in a “shambles” and...

Open banking’s politics of delay

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s inability to introduce its “game-changing” Consumer Data Right legislation, and the subsequent delay to the launch of open banking, could provide an opportunity to improve the regime,...

Open banking quietly delayed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The much-anticipated launch of open banking in Australia has been quietly delayed by the federal government by eight months. On the last Friday before Christmas, a day typically used...

Startup share scheme gets tweak

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s attempt to woo small businesses and startups with proposed changes to the employee share scheme has received a lukewarm reaction, with industry concerns the changes don’t go...

Equity crowdfund laws – final steps

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s long-awaited equity crowdfunding reforms are set to be passed by Parliament this week, a year after they were first introduced. The Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding for...