Tag: Tech Council

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 sector employment is falling. Very quietly.

Posted on   |  by James Riley
When the Tech Council of Australia was launched in 2021, there were about 850,000 people employed in the technology sector in this country. The freshly minted industry group set...

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....

Tech Council pushes more ‘realistic’ R&D target

Posted on   |  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...

Farquhar, Mookhey secure invites to productivity roundtable

Posted on   |  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...