Tag: Scott Farquhar

The Gig Guide: Australia’s top bureaucrat resigns

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Glyn Davis, secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has resigned after serving the last three years as Australia’s top public servant. Professor Davis’s resignation will...

Scott Farquhar takes the chair at Tech Council of Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has been named the new chair of the Tech Council of Australia, succeeding Tesla chair Robyn Denholm after three-and-a-half years. Mr Farquhar, one of the...

Top industry advisory board gets a low-profile makeover

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has quietly, almost silently, appointed four new directors to the board of Industry, Innovation and Science Australia (IISA) to fill vacancies that had been open for...

Farquhar to step down from Atlassian

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has announced his departure from the company after nearly 23 years, leaving Mike Cannon-Brookes as the sole chief executive. Mr Farquhar will officially step down...

Atlassian breaks ground at Tech Central

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Construction has begun on Atlassian’s $1.4 billion Sydney headquarters which will anchor the state’s technology innovation precinct. The software giant, the NSW Government and development partner Dexus have finalised...

The Tech Council is global, but very Australian

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The structure or the new Technology Council of Australia is a very deliberate construction, creating a powerful new group that is global in composition and outlook, but also very...

Power shift: Tech Council of Australia arrives

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If the emergence of wealth-creation engines like Atlassian, Canva and Afterpay had not already signalled a new centre of economic power in this country, then the launch of the...

Door open to attract world-class skilled migrants

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The successful government response to the coronavirus pandemic had created an opportunity for Australia to attract world-class talent as migrants into the nation’s growing technology sector, according to Atlassian...