Competition tsar Rod Sims has pushed for further regulation of Big Tech, including strengthened merger rules and unfair practices prohibitions. Mr Sims, the chair of the Australian Competition and...
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The federal government’s digital economy push is about tech adoption not tech creation, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. During an address to the Australian e-Commerce Virtual Summit, Mr...
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The $540 million Australian Business Growth Fund has been officially launched, despite legislation unlocking $100 million in Commonwealth funding still languishing in Parliament. The seven shareholders have all signed...
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The government needs to fast-track significant privacy reforms, put a cap on contracts handed to tech giants and invest in the startup sector in order to address an over-reliance...
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Innovation and Science Australia has been “refocused and refreshed”, with a new name, several new members and a focus on overseeing the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy. The...
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The Victorian government has railed against the federal government’s proposed reforms to foreign investment rules, saying they would damage the country’s ability to attract innovation, research and development, and...
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The government’s efforts to strong-arm the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to adopt a favourable position on NBN Co’s wholesale prices, business market competition and spectrum allocation have...
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The world was already at a tipping point where the convergence of a bunch of different technologies was having a fundamental impact on the way that business is done,...
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After a 50-plus year career in technology, Ann Moffatt is a living legend of the Australian industry. She has been a pioneer, both as a technologist and as a...
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Confirmation this week that the Federal Parliament has passed into law the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) will come as welcome news for the thousands of organisations which...
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The ACT has become the first jurisdiction to push back against the federal government’s national facial recognition database, refusing to hand over drivers’ licence data until legislation is passed....
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The Australian Computer Society’s National Congress has voted overwhelmingly to support a ‘no confidence’ motion against its own management committee, the ultimate ruling body of the troubled professional association....
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The October 2020 federal budget was “an oxygen mask to keep us going,” according to Australian National University associate professor Catherine Ball, and the nation will won’t face its...
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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has unveiled his alternate vision for Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on revitalising local manufacturing through renewable energy and defence industry...