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ISA’s cultural mission statement

Australia could be kicking off a ten-year ride for all of us to live longer if the first National Mission proposed in a new strategy paper gets a tick...

ISA 2030 Strategy at a glance

Innovation and Science Australia has handed down a total of 30 recommendations to the federal government as part of the public release of its 2030 Strategic Plan. The 2030...

Stuart Stoyan chairs FinTech Aus

FinTech Australia’s new chair said this year is “pivotal” for the local sector as it looks to build on last year’s momentum and the upcoming Royal Commission into the...

Australia to be top arms exporter

The Australian government will ramp up Australia’s defence export with a $3.8 billion strategy in pursuit of seeing the country become a top 10 global defence exporter by 2028....

ASEAN summit a huge opportunity

The Australia-ASEAN Special Summit to be held in Sydney in mid-March is surely the least talked about and yet most important regional forum ever hosted by this country. Leaving...

Kiwis get the jump in space

A successful rocket launch by a New Zealand company has signaled that space is “open for business”, with several Australian companies looking to follow in its footsteps. But a...

Defence seeks quantum capability

The Department of Defence is on the lookout to partner within industry, academia and government research agencies to help it understand the potential use of quantum technologies and develop...

A tale of two FinTech hubs

The Victorian government has opted to fund two separate FinTech hubs in Melbourne following an extended tender process. The government announced last June that it would work with an...

National plan for cyber studies

Nationwide TAFE cybersecurity qualifications have officially been launched in a “significant step forward” in combating the industry’s ever-growing skills gap. The National Cybersecurity TAFE Qualifications were launched by Minister...

Springboard and the new future

Progress is being made towards better gender diversity in the Australian tech and startup sector, but much more work needs to be done to approach equality, Springboard Enterprise Australia...

Feds drive new regional focus

The Australian government is set to establish four regional tech incubators to grow the startup and technology business ecosystems outside of capital cities. The four incubators will cover areas...

The search for a crystal ball

The next twelve months should be a rip roaring ride for the technology and innovation scene in Australia and the world, full of disruption, instability and enormous opportunity. On...

Gupta eyes an electric Lazarus

Just when you thought vehicle manufacturing in Australia had gone the way of the dodo, billionaire UK investor Sanjeev Gupta has popped up with a bid to buy some of...

ATO crack down on cryptocurrency

The ATO is investigating measures to ensure that cryptocurrency investors and traders are paying the right amount of tax on their investments. The agency has confirmed that it is...