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A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...

Scott Farquhar takes the chair at Tech Council of Australia

13 March 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has been named the new chair of the Tech Council of Australia, succeeding Tesla chair Robyn Denholm after three-and-a-half years. Mr Farquhar, one of the...

Inquiry calls for new ‘sophisticated investor’ tests

14 February 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Sophisticated investor rules should be overhauled to take into account knowledge and experience tests, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a bid to boost local capital investment. The call...

‘Better late than never’: AI capability plan to arrive next year

16 December 2024 | by Justin Hendry

The Albanese government will develop a National AI Capability Plan to better capture the economic and productivity benefits of the technology in Australia as adoption lags behind global peers....

R&D spend needs to ‘at least double’, Robyn Denholm says

3 December 2024 | by Justin Hendry

The chair of the federal government’s first comprehensive review of the R&D system in almost 20 years says Australia’s spending on R&D needs to “at least double” by the...

National data centre strategy talks break cover

14 November 2024 | by Justin Hendry

The Albanese government is in early talks with industry to develop a national data centre strategy that helps steer the sector as the immense compute needs of AI workloads...

‘Couch change’: Calls for super funds to dig deeper for startups

25 October 2024 | by Justin Hendry

Superannuation funds are facing growing calls to stump up more of their fast-growing $3.9 trillion wealth funds into early-stage tech, as local venture capital continues to lag behind that...

After WiseTech exit, Richard White farewells Tech Council

25 October 2024 | by James Riley

Once the embattled software entrepreneur Richard White had resigned from WiseTech Global – the company he founded 30 years ago – it was only a matter of time before...

Tech Council and business groups want privacy reform narrowed

23 October 2024 | by Brandon How

The Tech Council of Australia wants to narrow the scope of a proposed tort for serious invasions of privacy, expressing concerns about the additional costs that the measures could...

Pressure mounts on Tech Council over Richard White saga

22 October 2024 | by James Riley

Frustration over the management at the Tech Council (TCA) of the Richard White scandal has spilled over into a festering resentment among members about the way Mr White was...

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A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

Scott Farquhar takes the chair at Tech Council of Australia

Inquiry calls for new ‘sophisticated investor’ tests

‘Better late than never’: AI capability plan to arrive next year

R&D spend needs to ‘at least double’, Robyn Denholm says

National data centre strategy talks break cover

‘Couch change’: Calls for super funds to dig deeper for startups

After WiseTech exit, Richard White farewells Tech Council

Tech Council and business groups want privacy reform narrowed

Pressure mounts on Tech Council over Richard White saga

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