Tag: Sandy Plunkett

Education policy not fit for any age

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
The great English philosopher and satirist John Alexander Smith once addressed the entering class at Oxford with the advice that the sole purpose of an education is to be...

Tributes flow for digital icon Shetler

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Public sector, business and political leaders have paid tribute to the Australian Government’s former digital tsar Paul Shetler for his contribution in driving new thinking in this country in...

Summer Reading Bonanza 2019

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Ho Ho Ho merry readers and welcome to your ultimate guide to summer reading. It’s bloody hot outside Australia! So keep yourselves well hydrated – I recommend mango daiquiris...

Alan Noble on the StartupAUS origins

Posted on   |  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...

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...

Gov’t social media plan a mess

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government’s further crackdown on social media companies and their users is another “knee-jerk reaction” that will not address the actual problems in the space, according to the Greens...

Summer reading: Ultimate Guide

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Naughty or nice, people? If you haven’t asked yourself that question already, you have maybe left your run a little late. We are about to enter the land of...

The search for a crystal ball

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The next twelve months should be a rip roaring ride for the technology and innovation scene in Australia and the world, full of disruption, instability and enormous opportunity. On...

Summer reading: An ultimate list

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas to all fellow travellers and happy campers! May you all get the holiday break you deserve after a hilarious and ridiculously busy 2017....
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