In announcing that the ACCC’s next market study will focus on the Australian communications sector, the Chair, Rod Sims, invoked “innovation.” He noted, “The study will examine the changing...
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The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) in NSW will have a new CEO from next month. Michelle Blum, currently General Manager for National Operations at the Australian Institute of...
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While the ASX has tightened the rules for back door listings, tech companies are still wriggling through, because access to other sources of capital remain scarce. Decision support software...
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There were more than a few people who questioned the government decision to make Berlin – or indeed anywhere in Europe – one of the five ‘landing pads’ for...
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Sydney-based startup community work space Fishburners has built a credible pathway for local innovators to establish a beachhead in China, establishing its first international co-working space in Shanghai. Fishburners...
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It’s not every day that a startup leader in the finance industry argues for a better-resourced regulator to play a bigger role in the sector. On at least two...
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Last week InnovationAus.com wrote about a new report from StartupAUS, called ‘Economy in Transition – Startups, innovation and a workforce for the future’. It looked at the way changes...
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With each passing year, GovHack has shown Australia and the world that the civic hacker community is strong, rapidly growing and able to tackle tricky data problems in clever...
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Sydney startup Secure Code Warrior has developed a vibrant business based on using game-playing techniques to teach developers how to code securely. This gamification technique is proving a great...
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State-based payroll taxes are a retrograde measure that act as a handbrake on growth. They are in urgent need of a rethink. You won’t find anyone with good word...
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Melbourne’s innovation industry body Startup Victoria did not take long to appoint a new chief upon the announcement of CEO Scott Handsaker’s resignation in March. Local entrepreneur Georgia Beattie...
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Bigger and better – that’s what this year’s GovHack organisers are gunning for. From humble beginnings as a small data mashup event in 2009, GovHack is now the world’s...
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With the Ministry sworn in and the Shadow Ministry appointed we complete the transition from an election period back to normal government. It is also the point at which...
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Opposition leader Bill Shorten’s self-described ‘Dream Team’ of an expanded Shadow Ministry is a mixed bag for the tech industry. The elevation of Jim Chalmers to Finance and Michelle...