Author: James Riley

APRA licence pause will ‘stifle innovation’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The prudential regulator’s decision to stop issuing new banking licences for at least six months will “stifle innovation” and cripple FinTechs, according to FinTech Australia. The Australian Prudential Regulation...

Ombudsman seeks more funds for CLOUD Act role

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has asked for more funding to properly scrutinise the proposed new data-sharing deal with the US, which would give “significant new powers to covertly intrude on...

Telehealth and the tale of two pandemics

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
More than 400 million people globally have it. 18 million people will die every year from it. By 2030, the estimated global costs is a staggering $1 trillion. COVID-19?...

Govt orders $31m in Aust built respirators

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has reached a $31 million agreement with a consortium of manufacturers and engineering firms led by Victorian design engineers Grey Innovation to produce 2,000 ventilators by...

Entrepreneur Programme gets $110m revamp

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In a massive revamp of its flagship Entrepreneurs Programme, the Industry department has awarded four tender contracts worth a combined $110 million for delivering the program’s commercial outcomes. The...

JobKeeper carve out for high growth startups

Posted on   |  by James Riley
High-growth companies that have been impacted by the health and economic crisis have been thrown a lifeline with a special carve-out to access the historic $130 billion JobKeeper package...

Push for pan-Europe contact tracing app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The European Union’s privacy commissioner has called for the coordinated use of COVID-19 contact tracing apps to ensure privacy is upheld as much as possible. European Data Protection Supervisor...

Telehealth roll-out should be permanent

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The rapid expansion in the use of telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic could transform healthcare in Australia in the longer-term, and many of the recent policy changes should...

Re-making startup support for new era

Posted on   |  by Alex Scandurra
The era of the standard co-working space is over. Any organisation that thinks it can just provide desks, wi-fi and fresh juice in mason jars or beer on tap...