Author: Justin Hendry

City of Sydney startup accelerator program opens

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A free accelerator program backed by the City of Sydney is offering 20 startups the chance to develop their business acumen with entrepreneurial experts for the first time since...

Australian IP firms hit by cyber breach

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Australia’s largest group of intellectual property services firms, some of which have previously worked with the federal government, have had their systems breached in a cybersecurity incident. IPH –...

Is finance really a sector ripe for innovation?

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The FTX fraud and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlight just how unstable the finance system can be. Ever since bankers learnt that they could make money from...

AUKUS sub deal a ‘catalyst for innovation and research’: PM

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has heralded Australia’s submarine deal with Britain and the United States as a “catalyst for innovation and research breakthroughs” that will grow the country’s economy...

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

NSW looks to local SMEs for quantum edge in transport

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Local quantum firms are being called up to design bespoke hardware that can be used by the New South Wales government to solve problems on Sydney’s creaking public transport...

Victoria’s health database bill passes without opt-out

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A centralised health database without an opt-out mechanism is set to be established in Victoria after controversial legislation passed Parliament with amendments aimed at strengthening privacy protections and oversight....