Tag: Michael Sainsbury

A-minus for our first tech PM

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
If a week is a long time in politics, spare thought for the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who has now been in the job for a year. His expert...

Marriage equality: Are we open?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia has a proud history of being at the forefront of enacting legislation that eliminates our myriad inequalities. In the extension of basic human rights, it has been an...

UK’s new tech security concerns

Posted on   |  by James Riley
China has moved into the spotlight in Australia as a security threat to national networks and technology infrastructure, casting further doubts about any significant benefits that might flow from...

Mining tech is a global brightspot

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
As the Australian economy faces the prospect of recession in the coming parliamentary term, pummeled by the flow-on effects of the commodities bust and the faltering Chinese economy, perhaps...

Streaming a fight for the future

Posted on   |  by James Riley
At the annual Broadcast Asia expo in Singapore last week, one of the big buzzes was about online video streaming, the so-called over the top services that are laying...

HealthTech is the new startup black

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Singapore is carving out one of its suite of technology niches as a regional hub for technology-driven healthcare and the related field of biotechnology. These sectors were very much...

Telstra walks from San Miguel deal

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has just been forced to walk away from his first big Asian deal, to partner with the San Miguel group to build the Philippine’s...

NBN leadership a roll-out problem

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The embattled National Broadband Network company has lost yet another senior executive with its chief operating officer, former Telstra executive Greg Adcock, leaving after less than two years. Mr...