The prudential regulator’s decision to stop issuing new banking licences for at least six months will “stifle innovation” and cripple FinTechs, according to FinTech Australia. The Australian Prudential Regulation...
Policy
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More than 400 million people globally have it. 18 million people will die every year from it. By 2030, the estimated global costs is a staggering $1 trillion. COVID-19?...
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The federal government has reached a $31 million agreement with a consortium of manufacturers and engineering firms led by Victorian design engineers Grey Innovation to produce 2,000 ventilators by...
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In a massive revamp of its flagship Entrepreneurs Programme, the Industry department has awarded four tender contracts worth a combined $110 million for delivering the program’s commercial outcomes. The...
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High-growth companies that have been impacted by the health and economic crisis have been thrown a lifeline with a special carve-out to access the historic $130 billion JobKeeper package...
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The European Union’s privacy commissioner has called for the coordinated use of COVID-19 contact tracing apps to ensure privacy is upheld as much as possible. European Data Protection Supervisor...
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The rapid expansion in the use of telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic could transform healthcare in Australia in the longer-term, and many of the recent policy changes should...
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The era of the standard co-working space is over. Any organisation that thinks it can just provide desks, wi-fi and fresh juice in mason jars or beer on tap...
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Australia should adopt an emergency mass communications system similar to what is used in the US to better manage future crises, according to BlackBerry IoT Solutions managing director David...
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Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator...
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The Digital Transformation Agency has embarked on a hiring spree for a new team to work on a mysterious project to develop a “national citizen facing digital platform”. The...
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Legislation paving the way for a data-sharing deal with the US is “deeply flawed” and provides a “framework for future abuse”, according to the Australian Privacy Foundation. The Parliamentary...
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Australia’s biotechnology industries are set to benefit in the long term with a federal government decision to reverse years of declining support for CSIRO. The government announced on Saturday...
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The revamped Australian Government Cyber Security Strategy will address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is unclear when policy re-write will be released. The Department of Home...