Tag: Kate Pounder

Regulation: ANU tending to the tech ecosystem

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s technology regulation model is in need of reform to facilitate better coordination between policy makers and the many various regulatory bodies, a new report published out of the...

Labor commits $1b investment fund for critical technologies

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor will create a $1 billion Critical Technologies Fund to invest through loans, equity and guarantees in companies that expand Australian capability in areas like artificial intelligence, robotics...

Govt pledges $5m for digital skills passport

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A $5 million trial of a digital skills passport will be launched to help match workers with tech jobs as part of a Coalition election pitch. Employment Minister Stuart...

Chalmers backs $1bn digital SME tax sweetener

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor says it will support the $1 billion in tax incentives targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) unveiled in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s March federal Budget that aim to...

Major employee share scheme reforms passed into law

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Major reforms to reduce the red tape around employee share schemes have sailed through Parliament just days after they were announced and in the last sitting day before the...

Bipartisan support for tech jobs and growth is a positive

Posted on   |  by Kate Pounder
The technology industry can power the nation’s economy, deliver flexible, secure, well-paid jobs and increase mobility for people. That’s the sentiment seen across a strong show of bipartisan support...