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Bowen’s landmark Asia pitch

It has been an awfully long time since any political party in Australia gave any serious thought to what US President George H. W. Bush (41) once referred to...

ASIC unveils new ICO guidelines

The corporate regulator has released its first set of guidelines for ICOs – or Initial Coin Offerings – detailing how the ‘Wild West’ of startup capital raising is to...

Cat Matson’s fresh digital agenda

It’s amazing how fast technology can change in five years. Back in 2012 when Brisbane Council released its first Digital Brisbane strategy, it was before Uber had arrived and...

Taylor readies data rights regime

The Federal Government has outlined a new ‘universal data rights’ regime that gives consumers ownership of the transactional data they generate as customers, regardless of whether it is with a...

Taylor readies data rights regime

The Federal Government has outlined a new ‘universal data rights’ regime that gives consumers ownership of the transactional data they generate as customers, regardless of whether it is with a...

The legal sector’s wave of change

The fusion of legal services and digital technology is rapidly changing commercial law and the pace of change is set to explode as technologies like blockchain, contract automation and...

Morrison rejects rogue NISA audit

Treasurer Scott Morrison has rejected a damning Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) evaluation of the Turnbull Government’s signature National Innovation and Science Agenda, saying there was “plenty of evidence”...

Tech23 and our deep tech stars

Australia has a long history of ignoring its own deep tech advances – think of the CSIRAC digital computer in the early fifties and solar energy tech in the...

Michaelia Cash’s new space race

Acting Industry Minister Michaelia Cash says the creation of a spanking new National Space Agency marks the start of a “new era” of space science and innovation in Australia....

Improving odds with new OnRamp

Most entrepreneurs learn the ins and outs of running a business by trial and error. But Colin Kinner is hoping to change that, recently launching Brisbane-based pre-accelerator program Startup...

CSIRO’s $10m new satellite play

CSIRO has signed on to a world-class satellite research program that will deliver new data to local companies and governments and put the agency at the “forefront of Australia’s...

Connick headlines Cyber Leaders

ANZ Banking Group chief information security officer Lynwen Connick will headline InnovationAus.com’s Cyber Security: The Leadership Imperative in Melbourne next month, joining Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs Tobias Feakin...

Boards wake up to cyber insurance

The cyber insurance market in Australia is still in its infancy with buyers confused by what is on offer and their own accountability levels, but coming mandatory data breach...

New space agency is a huge win

Australian space industry leaders have hailed the Commonwealth’s “historic” creation of a national space agency, saying it will lead to thousands of local jobs and help coordinate the growing...