Tag: Scott Farquhar

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...

Gladassian boost for Sydney tech precinct

Posted on   |  by James Riley
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and software giant Atlassian will announce funding details for the massive Sydney Innovation and Technology Precinct near Central train station on Thursday morning, including plans...

Growing calls for early R&D tax rebates

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The controversial proposed changes to the R&D tax incentive are now unlikely to pass this year, as the tech sector called for the changes to be scrapped and for...

Tech precinct plan heads to Cabinet

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is more than a year since Premier Gladys Berejiklian stood with Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar in Sydney to unveil the city’s ambition to build an innovation and technology...

Lack of consulting undermined AA law

Posted on   |  by Seamus Byrne
The federal government’s controversial encryption legislation had been undermined by an unseemly rush through the Parliament that throttled its industry consultation and a lack of awareness of the reality...

Labor will rewrite encryption laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor has committed to re-writing controversial encryption laws to reflect the recommendations of a parliamentary joint committee that was handed to Australia late last year. Opposition spokesman on...
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