Microsoft was founded in 1975, and Apple and Genentech in 1976. This strong signal of a shift in the locus of innovation away from large firms – like IBM...
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The South Australia government has embraced wholesale changes proposed in a root and branch review of the state’s industry policies as part of an ambitious plan to triple economic...
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Australia’s wages system needs to be “renovated” to help prepare for technology change, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said, as he positioned the upcoming election as a “referendum on wages”....
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It is a challenging time right now to be an Australian cyber security company following the passage of the controversial encryption legislation last year. The irony, according to AustCyber...
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American tech giant Salesforce has launched a $70 million-plus venture capital fund in Australia, but funding will only go towards startups in the company’s own “ecosystem”. The $US50 million...
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Melbourne City Council has rejected Apple’s “completely undercooked” application to demolition part of Federation Square to make way for a “global flagship” store after receiving more than a thousand...
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Proposed changes to copyright takedown laws in Australia are “fundamentally at odds with long-standing international practice” and would put local tech companies at a disadvantage, according to StartupAus. Recommendation...
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There has been movement in the startup stream of the government’s struggling Global Talent Scheme, with Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies becoming the first to be granted a visa under...
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Converting information from a Word or PDF document into a website sounds like no big deal. But when it’s the final report of the Banking Royal Commission and there...
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The federal government had “severely underestimated” the privacy risks of the Consumer Data Right, even as it pushes to complete an inquiry process and pass the legislation before the...
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The government’s one-page commitment to develop an electric vehicles strategy, without any new policies, is “too little, too late” as Australia risks missing out on significant opportunities, according to...
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The NSW Chief Scientist Hugh Durrant-Whyte last month unveiled $2.5 million in funding support to establish a Genome Foundry at Macquarie University – a so-called ‘biofoundry’. Australia does not...
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Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has requested support from the federal government, with hopes it will open the door to introduce Hyperloop transportation trials to Australia. The company has sought...
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Labor will fund new ASIC innovation resources to support FinTechs in Western Australia if it wins the upcoming federal election in order to stem the flow of companies relocating...