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Back to the future as SERD flags ‘mission’ innovation

The first issues paper from the Strategic Examination of R&D review has been published, bringing with it a Back to the Future vibe with its heavy emphasis on ‘mission’-led...

Tech Council pushes more ‘realistic’ R&D target

21 August 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s peak tech industry lobby has urged the federal government to adopt an R&D investment target of 2 per cent of GDP by 2035, putting it at odds with...

Tech Council calls for ‘forward-leaning’ AI regulation

17 August 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s peak technology industry body has used a new report to call on the Albanese government to declare its ambition for Australia to become a regional hub for global...

‘Digital embassies’: Farquhar’s radical pitch for a data centre boom

30 July 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Billionaire Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar says Australia has a unique opportunity to become a leading data centre hub in Southeast Asia, including by offering other countries the ability to...

Farquhar, Mookhey secure invites to productivity roundtable

18 July 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Tech Council chair Scott Farquhar has been invited to join business group leaders, policy experts and unionists at the federal government’s productivity roundtable, adding a greater tech lens to...

NSW’s ‘leading step’ to capture data centre investment welcomed

23 June 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s biggest data centre operators have welcomed a NSW government proposal to speed up planning approval times for major projects, as the race to secure the next generation of...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

6 June 2025 | by Trish Everingham

After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...

Australia has outgrown early-stage VC tax breaks, Tech Council says

6 June 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s startup ecosystem has outgrown the venture capital tax breaks on offer to boost early-stage tech investment, and are now acting as a handbrake as companies level up. That’s...

A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

26 March 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...

Scott Farquhar takes the chair at Tech Council of Australia

13 March 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has been named the new chair of the Tech Council of Australia, succeeding Tesla chair Robyn Denholm after three-and-a-half years. Mr Farquhar, one of the...

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Back to the future as SERD flags ‘mission’ innovation

Tech Council pushes more ‘realistic’ R&D target

Tech Council calls for ‘forward-leaning’ AI regulation

‘Digital embassies’: Farquhar’s radical pitch for a data centre boom

Farquhar, Mookhey secure invites to productivity roundtable

NSW’s ‘leading step’ to capture data centre investment welcomed

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

Australia has outgrown early-stage VC tax breaks, Tech Council says

A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

Scott Farquhar takes the chair at Tech Council of Australia

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