Tag: Malcolm Turnbull

Industry groups push for change

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s technology-facing industry groups have welcomed the strong election commitments to the sector from both the major parties, although each has imposed caveats related to the ability of whoever...

Election enters its final, brutal stage

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is a campaign that started with air swings and false indignations at every turn. But as we enter this final and ultimately brutal stage of Election 2016, the...

Brexit good and bad for Aussie tech

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
While the UK’s decision to vote against its own economic self-interest to exit the European Union has buffeted Australian markets, recent decisions in the trade and technology sphere leave...

Did someone say where’s Wyatt?

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The theme of this column was going to be ‘Where’s Wyatt?’ Since his somewhat disappointing performance on the Innovation Special of ABC TV’s Q&A program on March 28 he...

Coalition releases Smart Cities plan

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Less than two weeks from the election, Turnbull Government has released its Smart Cities policy. But it contains very little new funding – the few real initiatives announced will...

NBN: Heads must roll, Ziggy’s first

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Ziggy Switkowski’s spectacularly ill-advised and highly political injection of himself and the NBN Co he chairs into the election debate in its timing, content and repercussions mark a turning...

The NBN’s politics of good timing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Three weeks before the election, Labor has unveiled its plan to give Australia a better National Broadband Network. Its timing is good, and its plans are superior to the...

The Great Debate: Taylor vs Husic

Posted on   |  by James Riley
InnovationAus.com will host Election 2016’s first ministerial debate on innovation and digital transformation in collaboration with the sector’s most important industry groups next Thursday at the University of Technology, Sydney in...

Election incubates more weirdness

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Regardless of what you think about the government dropping a further $15 million into incubator support a week ago, it seems a strange way to announce policy. This is...