Tag: technology

The Turnbull charm offensive

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Turnbull has announced his new Ministry, and in doing so continued his charm offensive. Referring to his Government as a 21st century one was yet another reference...

US trip on back burner for new PM

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In what we now know were the dying days of the Abbott government, the former Prime Minister’s all powerful chief of staff Peta Credlin, was laying plans to try...

What next for tech, Malcolm?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Malcolm Turnbull is offering Australia a different style of leadership. He has promised to be more consultative, more collegiate. Tony Abbott offered the same, but didn’t deliver. And Malcolm...

ACCC eyes an NBN breakup sale

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Rod Sims said some fairly straight-forward things about affordability in the telecommunications sector and seems to have put noses out...

Prospa’s payroll tax challenge

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is fitting that the first High-Growth Focus interview, a feature that will appear every Wednesday in InnovationAus.com, is with a FinTech company that offers small business loans online. Prospa...

STEM vs STEAM: the new debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Last week’s Science Week highlighted the policy challenge of developing the so-called STEM skills in Australia. Australia’s concern over STEM skills is shared across many major Western economies, but...

China tech trade a rounding error

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What does the Free Trade Agreement mean for Australia’s technology industries? And what does it mean for our longer term relationship with China? The agreement (officially known as ‘ChAFTA’)...