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Digital to remain within PM&C

The Digital Transformation Agency remains an executive agency in the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio with no change to ministerial responsibility. This is despite the Minister for Digital Transformation...

When a smooth ride is critical

Changes of Prime Minister, just like changes of government, can be a fraught time for business. The uncertainty created can be a confidence killer. It is noteworthy that the...

Qld innovation policy reviewed

The Queensland government will review the state’s current innovation policy in a move to ensure any future programs are prepared for future economic, social, and community challenges caused by...

Shetler on big bets and boldness

The federal government would do better making “big bets” on technology and moonshot industries, rather than just dishing out startup grants as a route to kick-starting innovation in Australia,...

Vic opposition hits Apple store

The Victorian Opposition has finally made its position known on the state government’s plans for a “flagship” Apple store at Federation Square. It doesn’t like the idea. Nine months...

Open data and privacy tensions

There has been a real “sea change” in how individuals and governments understand data security and privacy this year but a major cultural shift is still required, Victoria’s privacy...

Cyber, DTA still up in the air

The reporting lines for key components of the Australian Government cyber security infrastructure remains unsettled following last week’s change of Prime Minister, while the fate of the Digital Transformation...

‘Highly disruptive’: Turnbull’s exit

A new Prime Minister and a significantly different Cabinet would be “highly disruptive” to the government’s tech and innovation-focused agenda and could delay important reforms currently in the works,...

A post-abracadabra policy era

Scott Morrison, PM, B.Sc. Just let that sit for a while. Then ask, ‘is this our most STEM-qualified Cabinet ever?’ It might surprise people, but Scott Morrison’s academic qualifications...

Huawei ban is a bad business

The Australian government has announced an effective ban on Chinese telecommunications vendors from participating in the 5G rollout. The outcome of this decision will be a significant head-start for...

Germany a model of innovation

There’s no denying that Germany is an innovation powerhouse. But what is it that underpins Germany’s ability to consistently innovate across different industries at a rate much faster than...

Innovation axed from ministry

The industry portfolio has been given a bit of nip and tuck with the removal of the word ‘innovation’ ahead of the beauty contest that is the looming federal...

ScoMo: a very FinTech PM

Treasurer and enthusiastic FinTech advocate Scott Morrison is Australia’s new Prime Minister after winning the Liberal Party leadership ballot on Friday afternoon. Mr Morrison won the leadership ballot 45...

Turnbull: Heavy lies the crown

Australia is 27 years into the longest period of continuous economic growth in the history human kind – as measured against an arcane set of dusty metrics – and...