Market failures stifling Australian startups: StartupAUS
Australia’s tech startups are urging the government to better promote entrepreneurs and innovation.
Australia’s tech startups are urging the government to better promote entrepreneurs and innovation.
Telstra received about 40,000 requests for customer information from Australian government agencies in the second half of 2013, not counting national security requests, the telco has revealed.
Australia risks slipping further behind other countries unless it does more to foster technology startups, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has warned.
The Search Party is a Sydney-based tech startup that seeks to disrupt the recruitment industry.
Melbourne startup Influx.com has announced plans to go international with its email customer support business after receiving $250,000 in funding.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) believes there is no stopping commercial deployment of drones, according to CASA director John McCormick.
Australian enterprises are expected to take a closer look at Chrome OS as Google makes moves to peel customers away from Microsoft, according to analysts.
NBN Co will soon trial a proposal by Aurora in Tasmania to string fibre along power lines to reach homes, according to NBN Co chairman Ziggy Switkowski.
Israel’s OurCrowd has announced its expansion down under, seeking to provide a “third pillar” of funding to Australian startups in addition to angel investors and venture capital.
Deloitte has submitted a proposal to the Treasury that would modify tax rules governing employee share options in Australia. The consultancy firm seeks to restore a key non-cash incentive for startups to attract and retain talent.
Curtin University is the highest ranking Australian university for IPv6 adoption, coming in tenth place among universities in the world, according to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report.
Bluethumb is an Adelaide startup that is taking on bricks-and-motor art galleries with an online marketplace that connects Australian artists to potential buyers.
Making good on promises to tech startups, the Australian Government is moving forward on a review of tax rules surrounding employee share options.
Australian startup Tapestry has acquired ConnectAround, a US-based social network for residents of retirement communities.
Atlassian’s decision to register as a UK business has been cast by members the Australian startup community as a huge loss that underscores weaknesses in the country’s startup ecosystem.