Tag: NSW

NSW dethroned as top VC state

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Funding for Victorian startups almost tripled to $2.2 billion last year on the back of AirWallex’s $730 million in later stage raises, rocketing the state past NSW for the...

Western Sydney to house nation’s first chip packaging plant

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s first commercial semiconductor packaging facility will be built in western Sydney, creating a rare national capability in a strategically critical part of the global chip supply chain. NSW...

NSW digital work systems laws pass despite union power concerns

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Businesses will be held accountable for digital workplace systems that impose unrealistic targets for workers under landmark laws passed by NSW Parliament on Thursday night. Despite fierce industry opposition...

NSW Opposition pledges low interest loans for AI

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A NSW Coalition government would offer small and medium businesses low interest loans to adopt artificial intelligence and cybersecurity technologies, shadow assistant innovation minister Jacqui Munro announced on Thursday....

NSW digital work systems laws spark industry backlash

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech and business groups have warned that landmark NSW laws holding employers accountable for worker harm caused by digital work systems are excessively broad, capturing almost all software used...

Most NSW agencies deploying AI without policy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Most NSW government agencies do not have dedicated AI policies in place, an audit shows, as the state rolls out more than 350 different AI tools in areas like...