Tag: StartupAus

Labor will rewrite encryption laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor has committed to re-writing controversial encryption laws to reflect the recommendations of a parliamentary joint committee that was handed to Australia late last year. Opposition spokesman on...

Senetas ready to pull up stumps

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Leading Australian encryption technology provider Senetas will move offshore unless a series of changes are made to the government’s highly controversial Assistance and Access laws, as the local tech...

A tech coalition of the concerned  

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A broad coalition of more than 300 people working in or around the tech sector will gather in Sydney on Wednesday morning to put a voice to concerns about...

A tech coalition of the concerned  

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A broad coalition of more than 300 people working in or around the tech sector will gather in Sydney on Wednesday morning to put a voice to concerns about...

MPs excluded from encryption laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The only people in Australia specifically excluded from the controversial encryption laws are the very people who rushed the legislation through on the final sitting day of 2018, our...

Tech galvanises on encryption laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A coalition of tech sector business leaders and industry groups have come together at the eleventh hour to voice concerns to government about its controversial new encryption laws, the...

Entrepreneur visa program is broken

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Just eight visas have been issued in two and a half years under a federal government scheme set up to “attract and retain the best and brightest entrepreneurial talent”....

Alarm at ACCC takedown changes 

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Proposed changes to copyright takedown laws in Australia are “fundamentally at odds with long-standing international practice” and would put local tech companies at a disadvantage, according to StartupAus. Recommendation...

Talent scheme fails on startup visas

Posted on   |  by James Riley
No visas have been issued for startups under the Global Talent Scheme with only four months left in the one year pilot. Documents released under the Freedom of Information...