Tag: Startups

Qld: Will Enoch keep Innovation?

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
While official numbers are still being tallied following the Queensland state election over the weekend, it’s confirmed that Minister for Innovation Leeanne Enoch kept her seat in the electorate...

Matt Barrie is a reluctant optimist

Posted on   |  by James Riley
He won’t thank me for saying so, but Freelancer.com chief executive Matt Barrie seems remarkably chill. He has a view of the mainstream Australian economy that suggests we’re all...

Western Sydney’s startup mission

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Ask anyone to list the startup hubs based in Sydney’s CBD and at least half a dozen names will be quickly rattled off: Fishburners, Stone & Chalk, BlueChilli, Hoist,...

Topaz to lead StartupAus board

Posted on   |  by James Riley
StartupAUS has rejigged its board and raised the number of women on the startup advocacy outfit’s 10 member board from two to four as chair Topaz Conway says women...

FinTechs get a new tax makeover

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian FinTech startups will be included in the range of angel and venture capital investor incentives and tax breaks on offer under new legislation, but concerns have been raised...

ConstructionTech is an Aussie gem

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
ConstructionTech could be the sleeper in the Australian xTech market as a new report finds close to $100 million has been invested in ConstructionTech startups since 2016. While FinTechs,...

Govt quietly flags IP changes

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The Turnbull government quietly slipped out its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into intellectual property arrangements last Friday afternoon, supporting a recommendation to wipe out second level IP...

Leeanne Enoch’s next big mission

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Since being appointed as the Innovation Minister in 2015 in the Palaszczuk Government, Leeanne Enoch has been full steam ahead in driving the Advance Queensland initiative, designed to grow...

GigCity network lights up Adelaide

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The South Australian government has flicked the switch on “ultra-fast” internet in Adelaide, making it “one of the most connected cities in the world”. The $7.6 million GigCity Adelaide...