Petra Andren is the chief executive of the nation’s oldest and most successful tech incubator, Cicada Innovations at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney. It is home to more...
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has abolished Australia’s 457 visa program in a surprise move that has sent shockwaves through the local tech and startup community. Announced via a Facebook...
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Ambitious NSW Government plans to underwrite centralised innovation precincts in Sydney have run into significant trouble, with two big players pulling out of partnership negotiations. Just as Google announced...
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First there was Didi Chuxing, now there is Snow. Never heard of them? They are just two of the Asian developed and headquartered mobile apps that are challenging the...
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For all the talk about the fundamental importance of cyber security and top-notch technical skills to secure Australia’s place in the global digital economy, there is little said about...
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A lack of clarity from the competition watchdog and government on the proposed crackdown on startup acquisitions could lead to an “investment freeze” in Australia, Shadow Minister for the...
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You have to wonder at how far the world has turned on its axis when Israeli venture firms are arriving in Australia to raise money. This seems counterintuitive. The...
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With xenophobia raging in the US and Europe and a golden opportunity arising to lure the best and brightest innovation talent to these shores, how seriously should we take...
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Australia’s renewable energy technologies sector is enjoying a renaissance as demand for innovation reaches new heights, according to Queensland smart storage outfit Redback Technologies’ founder Philip Livingston. It comes...
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The government is still to formally legislate to stop the double taxation of digital currencies in Australia, despite promising to do so more than a year ago. The delays...
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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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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,...