Tag: Ed Husic

Ed Husic on tech reactionaries

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Populist micro-parties and the reactionary forces that tap into fears about new technology and its impact on employment will continue to grow if government does not start talking in...

Small biz: Disrupt or be disrupted

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Down in the small business trenches these days the word is not so much ‘eat or be eaten’ as ‘disrupt or be disrupted’. Buzz phrase niceties aside, the effects...

Carr rump proves hard to move

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Opposition leader Bill Shorten’s self-described ‘Dream Team’ of an expanded Shadow Ministry is a mixed bag for the tech industry. The elevation of Jim Chalmers to Finance and Michelle...

DTO to face increased scrutiny

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Malcolm Turnbull’s signature public sector innovation agency, the Digital Transformation Office, is set to come under intensified scrutiny in the next Parliament, with Labor already calling for an overhaul...

Husic gets tough on policy support

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Whatever bipartisan support there has been for innovation policy will be delivered with a sharper edge in the next parliament, according to Labor digital innovation and startups spokesman Ed...

Winners & losers in a tough game

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Innovation politics has paid out some harsh lessons for the Coalition on the wild ride of the Australian electorate during July 2’s double dissolution poll. With the final vote...

Labor ramps up crowd funding plan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor innovation spokesperson Ed Husic has indicated a Labor government would get an equity crowd funding regime up and running within 100 days of being elected. Long mulled over...

Election debate was a glass half full

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Far from going backwards in the global stakes, Australia’s tech and innovation sectors are at a tipping point toward improved commercial success on world markets, according to Angus Taylor,...

Debate a question of philosophy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Labor Party doesn’t understand innovation because it is not in their DNA. The Coalition doesn’t understand innovation because they don’t understand people. That, in a nutshell, is how...