Tag: Stephen Jones

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

Ex-Service NSW boss to lead review of business register overhaul

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Former Service NSW chief executive Damon Rees will lead the federal government’s independent review of the modernising business registers program, which Treasury estimates will cost $1 billion more than...

Govt mulls widening of Big Tech news code

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A review of Australia’s media bargaining code has recommended the government investigate extending it to digital platforms other than Google and Facebook, and verify the value of the deals it...

Digital games tax offset bill enters Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian video game developers have received the green light to begin scaling up their studios and projects after the federal government introduced legislation for the Digital Games Tax Offset...

Coalition-era $1bn fund rebadged to support clean energy tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will funnel $500 million into the commercialisation of clean energy technologies through a rebadged version of a $1 billion fund first proposed by the former Coalition...