Tag: Scott Morrison

Media code changes makes law ‘workable’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will make a number of “technical” amendments to the media bargaining code to make it more “workable”, with the legislation set to sail through Parliament this...

Senate committee gives bargaining code the green light

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A senate committee has given the green light to the big tech media bargaining code, but has paved the way for further government amendments to the controversial legislation next...

Bing! Microsoft ‘fully supports’ Big Tech-media code

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Microsoft has thrown its full support behind the federal government’s media bargaining code, positioning its own search service as able to fill the void left by Google’s proposed withdrawal...

Govt won’t budge on Big Tech bargaining code

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will not budge on its controversial Big Tech news media bargaining code, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison staring down significant threats from Facebook and Google ahead...

Jane Hume promoted: digital economy minister

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victorian senator Jane Hume has been promoted to Minister for the Digital Economy within the Treasury portfolio as part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s cabinet reshuffle. Surprisingly, the reshuffle...

Three years: Credit reporting laws remain stalled

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Despite Scott Morrison labelling it a “life-changing” reform in 2017 as the then-Treasurer, the federal government is yet to pass legislation that introduces a mandatory comprehensive credit reporting scheme...

E-invoicing is boring, but worth billions to economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal Treasury department has gone live with its automated e-invoicing system, using an all-Australian software platform developed by Brisbane-based ERP software giant Technology One and Adelaide-based Link4. With...

Cybersecurity to make a return to cabinet

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to bring cybersecurity back into Cabinet more than two years after he scrapped the ministerial position. In news handed to The Australian newspaper...

Husic to bring his tech focus to shadow cabinet

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government needs to set its ambitions for tech and innovation much higher and encourage creation rather than just adoption, newly appointed shadow minister for agriculture and resources Ed...
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