Australians must to embrace digital disruption and automation rather than be scared into inaction over potential job losses, Industry minister Arthur Sinodinos says. Speaking at the opening of the...
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Labor and Coalition parliamentarians have banded together to throw support behind a measures aiming to support the burgeoning bitcoin and blockchain sectors in Australia. The Parliamentary Friends of Blockchain...
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The South Australian government has flicked the switch on “ultra-fast” internet in Adelaide, making it “one of the most connected cities in the world”. The $7.6 million GigCity Adelaide...
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The credibility of Victoria’s government-owned funding vehicle LaunchVic has taken a huge hit in the wake of the 500 Startups scandal. Its response to revelations of 500 Startups co-founder...
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The US famously went from nowhere to the moon in ten years, so maybe Australia can get a space agency up and running in three times that time period....
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Lee Hatton arrives with an Amazon Alexa device for one of UBank’s meeting rooms; she wants to know how people use it and whether it could become a new...
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Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to pull its funding support for 500 Startups as the global ramifications of a sexual harassment scandal continue to hit the trouble-plagued...
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Australian startups and other tech companies are returning to the centre of major cities in droves as office trends shift away from Silicon Valley-style campuses, according to a new...
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Ecommerce giant Alibaba is on the lookout for Australian and New Zealand startup talent and will host its first pitching competition in Sydney in September to find a pair...
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Celebrated Australian entrepreneur Jessica Wilson is spending a large amount of her time in Shanghai these days, and is even considering winding down the Western-facing side of her Stashd fashion platform...
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Sydney is ratcheting up its efforts to become a significant player in the nascent quantum economy. The University of Sydney and UNSW both have major quantum computing research initiatives...
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Chinese women rock as business managers, even white guys can make money in China and the steepness of the growth ramps there can help cover up a lot of...
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Stone & Chalk has finally unveiled its long-planned expansion into Melbourne, and it is doing it without the support of the Victorian government. Stone & Chalk’s Melbourne operation will...
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The Australian game development sector has renewed its push to be recognised as a serious industry deserving of support, despite losing its most vocal parliamentary supporter following Scott Ludlam’s...