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Kathmandu chief takes top job at Austrade

The Morrison government has reached deep into corporate Australia to find a new chief executive for Austrade, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, appointing the current group CEO and...

RBA eyes wave of digital sovereign currencies

Posted on   |  by Liam Tung
When Facebook backed the Libra cryptocurrency in 2019, governments around the world took notice. Libra still hasn’t launched, but the Facebook cryptocurrency and China’s digital Yuan pilot are prompting...

Northrop Grumman, Gilmour Space in strategic pact

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Australian rocket startup Gilmour Space have signed a memorandum of understanding, with the aerospace giant to join a previously-announced and Gilmour-led CRC-P project to build...

Victorian budget ‘sets new bar’ for tech support

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian budget “sets a new bar” for government support of technology and startups and has been broadly welcomed by leading figures in the sector. Treasurer Tim Pallas unveiled...

Gig economy ‘crisis’ needs basic regulation: TWU

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The gig economy is in “crisis” and there is a need for urgent action from the federal government after the deaths of five delivery riders in Australia in the...

Aussie flying car ambulance to launch in 2023

Posted on   |  by David McClure
A Bankstown Airport-headquartered startup, AMSL Aero, has officially launched its electric air ambulance, the Vertiia. The vertical takeoff and landing (or VTOL) vehicle — a flying car — is...

No time for autopilot on tech policy: O’Neil

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There needs to be a return to Australia’s “reformist zeal” around tech and innovation and a move away from the current hands-off approach, according to shadow innovation minister Clare...

Electric vehicle tax is bad policy, denies reality

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new tax in Victoria on the use of electric vehicles is a bad policy that will disincentive use of the technology and put Australia even further behind the...

It’s raining money in Victoria’s first tech budget

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian budget marks a “fundamental shift” in the state government’s support for technology and innovation, with billions of dollars in funding coming in the form of research translation...

OAIC reports just 11 COVIDSafe privacy complaints

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s national privacy office received only 11 complaints regarding COVIDSafe since it was launched earlier this year, with attention turning away from the contact tracing app which is yet...