Author: Joseph Brookes

Govt readies for full launch of Economic Accelerator

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government intends to fully launch Australia’s Economic Accelerator in the coming months after kicking off its recruitment of program managers more than two years after the commercialisation...

ATO moves to quell concerns over RDTI ruling

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Tax Office will only make a ruling on the eligibility of activities under the research and development tax incentive in “exceptional cases” and will aim to still consult...

Google forecasts Australia’s AI opportunity at $290b in 2030

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence could add $280 billion of economic, cyber and environmental benefits to Australia in 2030 according to Google, which has unveiled its analysis as the Albanese government considers...

Agriculture export technology overhaul cops a caning

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An overhaul of the government technology behind exports from Australia’s $85 billion agriculture sector is in jeopardy after poor planning, slow implementation and resource constraints throttled the project, according to an...

SAP’s $151m whole-of-govt deal gets a squeeze

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
SAP’s new whole-of-government contract is valued at around a third of what was being paid under the previous arrangement, an agreement that was also several years longer, fuelling speculation...

Qld budget injects $90m into quantum

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Queensland budget has pledged nearly $90 million towards the state’s burgeoning quantum sector, just months after the state government confirmed a $465 million funding package for US quantum...

Sydney slips in global Startup Genome rankings

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Global funding and large exits for startups fell off a cliff last year with a decline of nearly 50 per cent, but there are some signs of stabilisation and...