Why selling Victoria’s venture fund to fix healthcare is a false economy
With the Victorian election weeks away, the Opposition has proposed winding up Innovation Victoria’s investment function and selling its early-stage…
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The Australian government looks to harden defences from AI on its ‘legacy’ tech
The Albanese government is strengthening its defences against rogue AI activity in the wake of the OpenAI breach of a…
Women’s health founders are heading overseas because local investors don’t prioritise them
Australia could be a leader in women’s health innovation, but investors are not prioritising health tech and it is sending…
The NSW treasurer is banking on a $440 million windfall from EV drivers unless Albanese steps in
One state is prepared to charge ahead with a tax on electric vehicle drivers unless the federal government introduces a…
What I learnt from the 30-year overnight success of Up founder Dom Pym
My conversation with Dom Pym was only supposed to go for an hour. We wrapped up almost 90 minutes later,…
Here’s what Albo’s ‘Office of AI’ means for Australian tech
Today, prime minister Anthony Albanese laid out how his government plans to manage artificial intelligence (AI) and ensure the rapidly…
A light touch: Ferrari enlists Qantas designer Marc Newson – and Jony Ive – for its first EV, Luce
Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric vehicle, the Luce, which was co-designed by former Apple design chief Jony Ive…
Why you can’t build a startup ecosystem on panels and piss-ups
Today is May 8. Or as some of you know it as: M8 Day. Something uniquely Australian. So, it seemed…
What job losses blamed on AI tell us about the next decade
In March 2021 I sat on national television and said we were at the precipice of a quantum shift. AI…