Tag: StartupAus

Pay-day loans hit R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Startups in their critical newborn years need to be fed their R&D refunds more regularly than once every 12 months or risk death by cash starvation. For startups in...

AgriTech the new startup frontier

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Agricultural technology – AgriTech – has the potential to give Australia a $100 billion agricultural industry by 2030, says a new report. That’s a doubling in size in a...

Innovation and the future of jobs

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
StartupAUS has released a discussion paper on the way new technologies and innovation are changing the nature of work and the workforce. The paper is called ‘Economy in Transition...

Turnbull adds innovation Grunt

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull committed before the election to make only minor changes to his ministry. And true to his word, as ministerial reshuffles go, the post-election changes announced...

Husic gets tough on policy support

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Whatever bipartisan support there has been for innovation policy will be delivered with a sharper edge in the next parliament, according to Labor digital innovation and startups spokesman Ed...

Wyatt pays a high price for work

Posted on   |  by James Riley
We will leave the reading of the tea leaves on the likelihood of a hung parliament to others. But it does seem clear that the Coalition has lost its...

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...

StartupAus funding is ridiculous

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For a very short while, the Innovation Department’s funding of lobbyist StartupAus was the dumbest thing to happen during the election campaign last week that was related to the tech...

StartupAus: The politics of power

Posted on   |  by James Riley
StartupAus is a hugely influential voice in the Australian tech and innovation landscape. It is self-described as the “peak advocacy group for startups.” But the thing about StartupAus is...