While Australia is deliberating over its approach to the Internet of Things (IoT), the Land of the Long White Cloud is pushing ahead, with our Kiwi cousins announcing a...
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In a stunning admission by NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow, the number of premises deemed too hard to connect to the National Broadband Network (NBN) has continued to rise...
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The Department of Human Services is looking to employ more than 100 STEM graduates to assist with its wide-ranging IT efforts that include projects at the centre of much...
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It’s tax cuts that big business wants, not more rhetoric on innovation, and on Friday the PM delivered – at least for smaller big business. As the Prime Minister...
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Haymarket HQ founder Brad Chan is on a mission to drive interest within the startup and VC communities in the immense opportunities in Asia. Located in a super-cool warehouse...
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The government’s ‘cowardice’ on copyright reform will damage local tech companies and is indicative of its failure to live up to its innovation rhetoric, Labor has argued in Parliament....
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Australia must disrupt its banking regulations or face waking up one day to find a FinTech innovator such as Chinese giant Alibaba becoming the bedrock of our financial system,...
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Shadow minister for the digital economy Ed Husic has had a crack at the finance sector lobby group FinTech Australia for its outspoken support of government’s dodgy equity crowdfunding...
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The Federal Government has passed a privacy amendment bill through Parliament that gives Australian business a reason to prioritise digital security and protect consumer information. By passing the Privacy...
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Innovation activity is crucial in addressing job losses in regional Australia, but more government support and education is required to capitalise on this, Incubate at 35 Degrees co-founder Dianna...
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China made a weighty soft power foray into this country with the state visit of Premier Li Keqiang but Australian innovators and entrepreneurs must get off their collective backsides...
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Although mental health startup Uprise did not bag the $1 million investment prize at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco last Friday, things are going more...
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In a rare attack of common sense that rolls back years of cozy jobs-for-the-boys ABC chair appointments, Malcolm Turnbull has continued his series of quiet wins in the battle...
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There are huge opportunities for bottom-up innovation in regional cities and local council areas, but only if communities can overcome skills and capability shortfalls to make sense of the...