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Ben Grubb takes up editor role at InnovationAus

InnovationAus.com has appointed the highly-regarded journalist, editor and broadcaster Ben Grubb as its new Editor, charged with running day-to-day news operation of the site, building readership across the innovation...

Summer reading is never enough: More books

Posted on   |  by James Riley
I have read a lot of books in the past year. But in the rush to get our Summer Reading List into the last newsletter of 2020, I did...

Fresh calls for an inquiry into COVIDSafe app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
COVIDSafe did nothing to help combat the second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria, according to a state parliament report, while a federal Parliamentary committee has called for an independent...

FIRB reforms will ‘imperil’ quantum sector

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Proposed changes to Australia’s foreign investment rules will “imperil” the future of the country’s quantum computing sector and severely disadvantage local tech companies, according to a number of submissions...

Privacy trumps face recognition bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s plans for a national facial recognition system are in disarray after a bipartisan committee ordered the legislation be completely redrafted due to privacy and transparency concerns....

Larry Marshall in Q&A controversy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s commercialisation woes are more due to the private sector’s unwillingness to solve new problems rather than cultural issues at universities, according to Q-CTRL founder Michael Biercuk. On Monday...

WA’s consumption IT model works

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The consumption-based IT procurement model adopted recently in Western Australia could be the way of the future as governments look to reduce tech spending, NEC Australia chief operating officer...

Morrison opens up FinTech data

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government will force the big banks to reveal customer credit information from next year in a move that Treasurer Scott Morrison says marks a “major milestone” for the...

Melbourne’s startup action plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The City of Melbourne has released its plan to grow and nurture the local startup community, nearly a year to the day since its crosstown rival unveiled a similar...

Grants to target cancer research

Posted on   |  by James Riley
New grants of up to $200,000 are on offer to foster innovation in brain cancer research and plug a funding gap for small players in the industry. The Cure...