In 1983, while he was a young banker working in Sydney’s growing financial markets, Adam Lyle joined the NSW Entrepreneurs Workshop. His first project was a stair-wheelchair. While financially...
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Newspaper and internet group Fairfax last week confirmed the media sector’s worst kept secret as it unveiled a damp squib of a half year result: that it is considering...
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When Springboard Enterprises founder Kay Koplovitz was asked to bring her development program for female entrepreneurs to Australia nine years ago she thought it was pointless. “I said there’s...
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The Australian Taxation Office’s just-published alert aimed at companies seeking R&D tax benefits for software development activity has landed among high-growth startups like a bombshell. The advice is confusing...
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The Victorian Government is on the hunt for a new LaunchVic chairman following outgoing Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour’s resignation from the state’s $60 million innovation fund. Mr Fahour...
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The Jobs for NSW proposal to lease up to 15,000 square metres of CBD office space to create a Sydney Startup Hub is the most interesting thing to happen...
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A big Australian cyber security mission stormed the beaches of San Francisco last week seeking intel on how to exploit the giant US market and lure American cyber players...
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After a tumultuous and ‘exhausting’ four-year journey, the government’s equity crowdfunding bill is set to safely pass through the Senate next month, despite being dubbed a “dodo” and “self-defeating”...
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The Performance Review of the Australian Innovation, Science and Research System 2016 is, like its name, a very lengthy document. It seeks to provide a comprehensive profile of the...
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The departure of cybersecurity leader Lynwen Connick from the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet will leave a huge gap in public service capability, if not also in energy...
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In one of his first major speeches as Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Arthur Sinodinos will open the InnovationAus.com Women in VC forum in Sydney with a keynote...
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Australia has some alarmingly poor innovation performance indicators and nailing down the methods for improving them will lead to some sharp debate as Innovation Science Australia constructs its strategic...
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The Trans Pacific Partnership was supposed to set the tone for trade and growth in the region. Now that it’s been suddenly nixed by US President Donald Trump, the...
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As Jack Ma’s visionary words rang out across the crowd of 400-odd CEOs gathered to witness the opening of the Alibaba Australia and New Zealand office in Melbourne over...