The federal government’s “ill-informed” reforms to the research and development tax incentive will damage Australia’s burgeoning life sciences sector at a time when it is at the forefront of...
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The landmark Parliamentary inquiry into the FinTech sector has again descended into a feud over the controversial practice of screen scraping, much to the chagrin of FinTech Australia. Screen...
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I’ve recently received an abundance of memes questioning whether the NBN might fold, as the impact of COVID-19 leads more Australians to access the internet from home. I enjoy...
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The independent national security monitor won’t call on government to repeal its highly controversial encryption laws but will likely recommend a series of tweaks, as a number of inquiries...
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There are calls for the federal government to put on hold its plans to secure a data-sharing deal with the US during the coronavirus pandemic so proper scrutiny can...
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The government has opened its four-year $18 million Boosting Female Founders Initiative to first-round applicants with the aim give support to the women with startups with support to grow...
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A couple of Prime Ministers ago the word ‘innovation’ was pushed into the public consciousness with the launch of the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA). With a lot...
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Federal Labor wants NBN retail service providers to be offered temporary additional capacity at low-cost if the network slows as a result of congestion as large numbers of employees...
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The DTA is on the hunt for an organisation to help design a revamped myGov platform, building on a $1 million prototype made by Deloitte. The Digital Transformation Agency...
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A government plan to apply its highly contentious changes to the R&D tax incentive retrospectively is “simply unfair” and “opportunistic” and will damage early-stage companies, a Senate committee has...
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Newly elected Australian Computer Society president Ian Oppermann has stepped away from his full-time role is chief data officer at the NSW Customer Service Department so he can devote...
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The federal government needs to do more to ensure Australia’s voice is heard in the global setting of standards for artificial intelligence, a new report has found. Standards Australia’s...
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The government’s controversial changes to the research and development tax incentive would cut the benefit nearly in half for a number of local tech companies, leading some to consider...
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The federal government will provide funding for subsidised telehealth sessions and a new smartphone app providing information on the coronavirus as part of a $2.4 billion package. As part...