Australian startups have been “collateral damage” in the global backlash against Big Tech, with some urgent reforms needed to support the sector, according to the Crossroads 2020 report. The...
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The Australian technology sector has never been in better shape, with an abundance of capital and emerging success stories, but complacency risks early-stage companies being forgotten. That’s the key...
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The first Crossroads report, published in April 2014, contained a foreword written by Adrian Turner that started with the line “Australia is facing some tough decisions that will define...
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The federal government is quietly planning to delay responding to the competition watchdog’s landmark digital platforms inquiry until the new year, a move the opposition claims will damage the...
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LaunchVic will take a more active role in the delivery of services and focus on growing the Victorian angel investing sector as part of a new one-year strategy. This...
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The federal government has finally got the big banks to chip into its business growth fund, which is set to launch next year with more than $500 million in...
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Malaysia’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition is in turmoil. Malaysia’s fractious political scene is not about to quieten down any time soon. Australian companies that do business in Malaysia,...
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For centuries, human beings have relied on patents to encourage and protect innovation. The electric light was patented, the phonograph, television, WiFi and Nespresso capsules. But many inventions were...
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The push for more effective policies that support the needs of startups must centre on the job creation potential of these high-growth tech companies, StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley...
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There has never been a more exciting time to be involved in the technology sector, with opportunities for tech-driven innovation – and in particular data-driven innovation – across the...
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A Fair Work challenge against UberEats will have “enormous” implications for the regulation of the gig economy, according to Transport Workers Union national secretary Michael Kaine. The Transport Workers...
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Industry policy is at its lowest ebb in years and federal Labor is urging government to re-examine the Turnbull-era Innovation and Science Australia 2030 report for its recommendations on...
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Government should provide more support for industry-led research rather than just focusing on university grants and incentives, according to the winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for New Innovators....
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In 1986, then Treasurer Paul Keating said that Australia risked becoming a third-rate economy – a ‘banana republic’ – if it allowed the sophisticated industrial side of the country...