Tag: Scott Morrison

Credit law delay angers FinTechs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The FinTech industry body has criticised the government and consumer groups over delays to new comprehensive credit reporting laws, with the legislation now remaining in the lower house for...

Anger grows over crowdfund farce

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Anger is growing over “farcical” delays to passing the equity crowdfunding bill that would extend the regime to private Australian companies, with the scheme now unlikely to come into...

Govt backs open banking framework

Posted on   |  by James Riley
FinTechs left disappointed by a lack of further open banking announcements in Tuesday’s budget only had to wait until the next day for the big reveal. The federal government...

Tepid reaction to tech spending

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As the Treasurer Scott Morrison delivered the final flourishes on his election budget speech last night, the pragmatic negativity among delegates at InnovationAus.com’s third Budget Insider event was setting...

Budget 2018: A tech round-up

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has dished out funding for supercomputers, drones, FinTech and online safety awareness campaigns as part of its federal budget. Delivered by Treasurer Scott Morrison in Canberra...

Just $26m for new space agency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will provide just $26 million over four years to establish Australia’s first national space agency, despite high-profile industry leaders saying it would need at least double...

ScoMo greenlights national missions

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government is to go ahead with two $500 million, ‘groundbreaking’ national missions that were recommended by Innovation and Science Australia in its 2030 strategy. As revealed in...

Cicada’s tempting tech template

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Policy-makers trying to light a fuse under deep tech commercialisation in this country could do worse than take a stroll through Cicada Innovations in Sydney and talk to its...

Matt Barrie urges radical rethink

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Freelancer CEO Matt Barrie’s views on the precarious state of Australia’s economy are well known, and he is now urging Treasurer Scott Morrison to use the Budget to “radically...