Tag: Startups

Startup lobby never wastes a good crisis

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
At a time when it seems the whole world needs a bridging loan to get through to the other side of the COVID-19 crisis, a new tech sector lobby...

Govt role for our hard hit ecosystem

Posted on   |  by Joan Westenberg
Over this past weekend, the federal government unveiled an Australian coronavirus app and a Whatsapp news service designed to provide citizens with up to date, real-time information about the...

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...

US-China trade stoush hurts Aussie tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The tech sector has been hit by the trade tensions between the US and China with a sharp decline in VC flow, and this will have “harmful ramifications” for...

No-one’s playing in the sandbox

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will look to pass legislation improving the regulatory sandbox as a “matter of priority” when Parliament resumes next month after it was revealed that only seven...

Long wait for employee share scheme changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s planned changes to employee share schemes have stalled, with no action taken in more than a year. It comes as submissions made to Treasury on the proposed...

Japan pushes new startup creds

Posted on   |  by Joshua Flannery
The Japan Innovation Ecosystem is characterised by a continued series of government support initiatives for startups, entrepreneurs and ecosystem enablers, a steadily growing participation by Japan’s corporate sector, and...

Dear Gov’t, capital is still a problem

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must do more to improve access to capital for early-stage Australian tech companies and cut down associated red tape, according to the founder of Tasmanian startup...

Avoiding the global tech backlash is key

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian startups have been “collateral damage” in the global backlash against Big Tech, with some urgent reforms needed to support the sector, according to the Crossroads 2020 report. The...
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