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‘Heart’s not in it’: Platform review reactions

The government’s response to the competition watchdog’s inquiry into digital platforms would lead to a “backlog of policy work” heading into the new year, with the Opposition criticising the...

Mixed reviews for ‘ludicrous’ R&D changes

9 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The government’s plan to shave $1.8 billion from the Research and Development Tax Incentive is “ludicrous” and shows “very little thinking” has been done since its original plan was...

Tech momentum builds: Crossroads 2020

4 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The Australian technology sector has never been in better shape, with an abundance of capital and emerging success stories, but complacency risks early-stage companies being forgotten. That’s the key...

Alan Noble on the StartupAUS origins

4 December 2019 | by James Riley

The first Crossroads report, published in April 2014, contained a foreword written by Adrian Turner that started with the line “Australia is facing some tough decisions that will define...

Startups are our job creation engine

21 November 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The push for more effective policies that support the needs of startups must centre on the job creation potential of these high-growth tech companies, StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley...

Fast-track tech visa has arrived

5 November 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The launch of a new fast-tracked visa marks a new era for skilled migration, with the federal government actively seeking tech talent from around the world to live and...

Fixing a ‘broken’ R&D tax scheme

5 August 2019 | by James Riley

As the Morrison government settles in to a new term, industry attention has turned to fixing the “broken” research and development tax incentive to ensure it better supports software...

Tech sector hails stability at Industry

27 May 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The technology sector has welcomed the reappointment of Karen Andrews as industry minister with hopes it will bring newfound policy stability after going through six ministers in the last...

Husic flags human capital investment

14 May 2019 | by Vitaly

Opposition digital economy spokesman Ed Husic says that if Labor wins this Saturday’s federal election, its focus will be more on the development of human capital – building skills...

Sydney slides on Genome 2019 rank

9 May 2019 | by James Riley

The continued strength of Australia’s startup ecosystems has been put on notice in the 2019 edition of the highly regarded Startup Genome report: Sydney has fallen six places to...

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