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Big banks tapped for new growth fund

The federal government has finally got the big banks to chip into its business growth fund, which is set to launch next year with more than $500 million in...

Malaysia turmoil is an opportunity

Malaysia’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition is in turmoil. Malaysia’s fractious political scene is not about to quieten down any time soon. Australian companies that do business in Malaysia,...

Robo-debt unlawful, Govt admits

The federal government has admitted defeat in a major legal challenge against robo-debt, conceding that a debt raised through the highly controversial program was unlawful. Victorian Legal Aid brought...

Data sharing on cyber is critical

Some of Australia’s largest institutions have called on the federal government to improve threat intelligence data-sharing to combat nation-state cyber attacks. Multiple submissions from big four banks and Australia’s...

Adrian Turner on structural change

The Australian economy is at a “pivotal fork in the road” and the next three to five years will decide whether the nation is able to extract its share...

Labor demands an encryption fix now

Federal Labor has called on the government to fix its highly controversial encryption legislation now instead of waiting for two inquiries to report back in a year. The Assistance...

Govt cyber is a ‘bewildering matrix’

The federal government needs to better coordinate its “bewildering matrix” of cybersecurity policy and responsibilities and appoint a dedicated minister,  a number of submissions on the 2020 Cyber Security...

Penn to lead new 2020 cyber advisory

The federal government’s panel of experts appointed to guide the development of the 2020 Cyber Security Strategy met for the first time in Canberra on Monday morning. The advisory...

Health Record gets ANAO mauling

The agency overseeing My Health Record paid $3.6 million for a series of privacy assessments that were never completed, and failed to appropriately managed shared cybersecurity risks of the...

Tech gets mugged by political reality

Friday’s opening keynote at Startcon was a trip down memory lane. All that fresh air and optimism and Malcolm on stage, you would be forgiven for thinking it was...

When Mr Nadella went to Canberra

AI ethics is the new frontier when it comes to policies, guidelines or regulation. But the first thing we must look at when it comes to AI is how...

A new frontier for your InnovationAus

There has never been a more exciting time to be involved in the technology sector, with opportunities for tech-driven innovation – and in particular data-driven innovation – across the...

Competitions are the new big thing

For centuries, human beings have relied on patents to encourage and protect innovation. The electric light was patented, the phonograph, television, WiFi and Nespresso capsules. But many inventions were...

Startups are our job creation engine

The push for more effective policies that support the needs of startups must centre on the job creation potential of these high-growth tech companies, StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley...