Author: James Riley

KPMG stars in ‘Oh! What a lovely pandemic!’

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And the Oscar for outstanding performance in growing revenue derived from federal contracts during a pandemic goes to … KPMG! What a performance! Global consulting giant KPMG’s spectacular new...

Anthony Albanese: All quiet on the cyber front

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You can only guess that Josh Frydenberg’s commitment of $9.9 billion to the Australian Signals Directorate for a cyber defensive and offensive capability uplift caught Labor by surprise. Because...

Bipartisan support for tech jobs and growth is a positive

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The technology industry can power the nation’s economy, deliver flexible, secure, well-paid jobs and increase mobility for people. That’s the sentiment seen across a strong show of bipartisan support...

Josh Frydenberg’s swag of unexpected budget treasures

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The tech industry had few expectations of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s pre-election budget. With just weeks to go before heading to the polls, we have clearly moved on from pandemic-related...

Budget 2022: Small business gets digital and skills boost

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After a tough couple of years, Josh Frydenberg has dropped some tax-break love on Australia’s small businesses in the form of targeted concessions to encourage investment in digital technology...

National Space Mission a huge budget win for the sector

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The funding horizon on the freshly minted National Space Mission might stretch into the future, but Australian Space Agency chief Enrico Palermo is declaring a massive budget win for...

Employee share reform a budget boost for local tech

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Tuesday unveil changes to employee share scheme regulation to make it easier for Australian companies to compete for talent, and to remove a ‘perverse’...