Tag: tech council of australia

Gig Guide: Ex-Google policy boss lands at Tech Council

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Google Australia’s former policy boss has moved to the tech sector’s lobby group as it sharpens its government relations ahead of new platform rules. Lucinda Longcroft, who spent five...

Robyn Denholm departs Tech Council prompting board refresh

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Founding Tech Council of Australia director and former chair Robyn Denholm will depart the peak industry body after five years, alongside fellow board members Kate Jones and Victor Dominello....

NSW digital work systems laws spark industry backlash

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech and business groups have warned that landmark NSW laws holding employers accountable for worker harm caused by digital work systems are excessively broad, capturing almost all software used...

Tech Council chief Damian Kassabgi heads for the exit

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech Council of Australia chief executive Damian Kassabgi will step down after just 16 months in the role, capping a tumultuous period for the country’s peak technology industry body....

Sydney’s innovation push has a people problem

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s technology heartland is being “smashed” by the housing crisis, with thousands of young workers fleeing Sydney and the top imported workers heading home because of a cultural void....

NewsWrap: National Tech Summit hits its stride

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been a big week for the industry in Sydney with Technology Council’s National Tech Summit rolling through town. It is the third year for the Summit, which...

Scott Farquhar unpacks his ‘digital embassies’ plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia should consider allowing foreign tech firms to build and operate data centres that would exist outside the reach of national laws, according to Atlassian co-founder and Tech Council...