Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s bigger than expected ministerial reshuffle has delivered a new leadership team to its core innovation programs and reset expectations of what the industry can expect...
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Michaelia Cash will lead the government’s new innovation and jobs portfolio as part of Malcolm Turnbull’s Christmas cabinet reshuffle. The Prime Minister announced on Tuesday afternoon that Senator Cash...
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The government has cut $100 million from its planned spend on the Centrelink IT overhaul, but has dished out additional cash to the Medicare payments system and a new...
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In recent years the federal government has noticeably taken next-step measures to protect the country from cyberattacks, whether it’s with the delivery of its cybersecurity strategy or investing $50...
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Australia’s consumer watchdog could take regulatory action as early as mid-next year to improve customer experiences with the NBN. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched an inquiry...
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The confidential medical records of one in ten Australians were exposed by the Department of Health in a bungled release last year, a new report has revealed. The privacy...
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The venture capital sector remains one of the last bastions of gender imbalance and inequality, despite the good intentions and deliberate actions of many business leaders who work within...
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The CSIRO’s likeable chief executive Larry Marshall claims to be his own biggest critic, and says rigorous self-assessment is useful. But just in case he’s not harsh enough, there...
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The Reserve Bank of Australia boss has slammed the rapidly increasing valuations of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as a “speculative mania,” but has nonetheless confirmed the RBA is...
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Serial entrepreneur turned TV star Mark Bouris said that when the Small Business Digital Taskforce hands its final report to government in February, it will only be the start...
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Investors in BlueChilli startups are now eligible for new investor tax breaks, after the Sydney-based accelerator was the first company under the government’s early-stage investment company (ESIC) program. The...
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A new government report has recommended reinstating the games development fund, the third to do so since it was axed in the “horror” 2014 budget. The House of Representatives...
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As this giant of a year draws to a close, we are up to our elbows preparing the second annual InnovationAus.com Summer Reading List, which we’ll publish in our...
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The government failed to pass amendments to the equity crowdfunding regime before the end of the year, meaning private companies won’t be able to access the funding method until...