Tag: Startups

Topaz to lead StartupAus board

Posted on   |  by James Riley
StartupAUS has rejigged its board and raised the number of women on the startup advocacy outfit’s 10 member board from two to four as chair Topaz Conway says women...

FinTechs get a new tax makeover

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian FinTech startups will be included in the range of angel and venture capital investor incentives and tax breaks on offer under new legislation, but concerns have been raised...

ConstructionTech is an Aussie gem

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
ConstructionTech could be the sleeper in the Australian xTech market as a new report finds close to $100 million has been invested in ConstructionTech startups since 2016. While FinTechs,...

Govt quietly flags IP changes

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The Turnbull government quietly slipped out its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into intellectual property arrangements last Friday afternoon, supporting a recommendation to wipe out second level IP...

Leeanne Enoch’s next big mission

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Since being appointed as the Innovation Minister in 2015 in the Palaszczuk Government, Leeanne Enoch has been full steam ahead in driving the Advance Queensland initiative, designed to grow...

GigCity network lights up Adelaide

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The South Australian government has flicked the switch on “ultra-fast” internet in Adelaide, making it “one of the most connected cities in the world”. The $7.6 million GigCity Adelaide...

Corporates: You’re doing it wrong

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian corporates are “doing innovation all wrong” as the world is “accelerating away,” Startup Catalyst CEO Aaron Birkby says. Mr Birkby has just returned from Startup Catalyst’s two week...

Melbourne’s startup action plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The City of Melbourne has released its plan to grow and nurture the local startup community, nearly a year to the day since its crosstown rival unveiled a similar...

All quiet on the Vic ICT front

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government says its ICT Strategy is still a core focus despite remaining mostly silent on its progress and implementation since its launch more than a year ago....