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New government to mull venture capital concessions report

The new Labor government will mull reforms to Australia’s venture capital tax concessions based on a report the Coalition sat on for six months before the election. Treasury and...

Martin Hoffman resigns from the NDIA

Martin Hoffman has resigned as chief executive of the National Disability Insurance Agency after nearly three years in the role and just weeks after Labor’s election win. Mr Hoffman...

NASA rockets set for landmark NT blast off

For the first time since 1995 NASA rockets will launch from Australia later this month in an attempt to investigate science phenomena only observable from the southern hemisphere. The...

Innovation Papers: A policy forum for policy ideas

Australia’s tech and innovation leadership from across from industry, research and government will present policy papers in front of peers and policymakers at a special forum at the National...

Labor told to be bold in manufacturing rebuild

Labor has a rare opportunity to give Australian manufacturing the attention it needs by designing bold capability and capacity policies with runways of a decade or more, according to...

Class action looms over NDIS third party data breach

A class action lawsuit will potentially be launched following the breach of an NDIS third party client management system which saw a “large volume” of highly sensitive health data...

Govt looks for more foreign investment in Australian MedTech

The federal government will look to attract more foreign investment in Australian medical technology companies with the help of consulting giant Deloitte. Austrade recently awarded US-based multinational Deloitte a...

Like the gig economy, crypto gaming can be deeply exploitative

Video games are increasingly incorporating blockchains, the decentralised databases that underpin cryptocurrencies, as well as NFTs and other “digital assets”. New games are emerging expressly to support blockchain technology,...

New Australian govt urged to back vaccine IP waiver

Human rights and medical organisations have urged the new Labor government to back stronger action on vaccine waivers on the world stage in order to improve access for developing...