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Mergers changes to hit startups

The competition watchdog’s proposed changes to Australian merger and acquisition laws could damage local tech companies and their ability to reach an exit, according to Tamme co-founder Jessica Glenn...

QLD warns feds on digital overreach

Queensland’s Digital Technology Minister Mick de Brenni has lashed out at Federal Digital Transformation Minister Michael Kennan for using the Australian Digital Council to “water down” state regulations. Mr...

Ethics challenge for AI and IAG

Fresh from its monstering three months ago at the hands of the banking Royal Commission, the local insurance giant IAG has turned up as the primary sponsor of a...

Re-identification a real concern

Risks of re-identification are very real, so we must approach the sharing of anonymised data carefully. But with tremendous benefits on offer it is worth the effort, according to...

Building confidence in data benefits

We must understand how to build and maintain the trust of humans in order to unlock and deliver the great social and commercial value in data, according to Caity...

AustCyber faces encryption reality

The federal government’s cybersecurity growth centre has turned its attention to helping the local sector face the reality of the nation’s new encryption laws. AustCyber has met with Home...

Husic on the encryption bill

Passing the highly controversial bill was an “incredibly hard choice”, and the Opposition will look to strengthen protections in the scheme if it wins next year’s election, shadow digital...

Adelaide HQ for space agency

South Australia has won the competitive, six-month race between the states to host Australia’s space agency, with the headquarters to be based in Adelaide from next year. It was...

Wanted: The best books of 2018

The Christmas break is nearly upon us and it can’t come soon enough. It has been a big year, with plenty of great, positive stories of successful Australian companies...

Encryption: Tech sector is reeling

The Australian tech sector has been left reeling following the shock passage of controversial encryption legislation last week, with fears the new laws will do “significant damage” to the...

ACCC sets target: Google, Facebook

A powerful new regulatory body would be established to oversee tech giants like Google and Facebook as part of far-reaching reforms recommended by Australia’s competition watchdog to curtail the...

Data sharing not for faint hearted

The NSW Government chief data scientist Ian Oppermann has been developing governance frameworks for data sharing in national and international forums for the past two and a half years....

Local tech firms win Nobel prizes

Local tech firms win Nobel prizes Biomedical company Trimph, health insight firm Prospection, and agrifood tech business Moisture Planting Technologies were each awarded Nobel prizes during a special Nobel Gala...

Access to talent is key: Perkins

Access to talent remains the key to building a successful home-grown tech and innovation sector in Australia, according to one of the nation’s most successful technology entrepreneurs, Melanie Perkins....