Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online. It wants companies like Apple and Google, who run mobile phone app stores, to force parents to approve when their children attempt to install phone apps which are popular among young people. Meta’s announcement comes… Read more »
The promise of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) was a future where businesses are empowered to make informed, confident decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of their financial health. Yet, despite the significant potential of this initiative, its implementation has been mired in unnecessary complexity, lack of clear guidelines and the reluctance of traditional financial… Read more »
The axing of the Boosting Female Founders program this year has left a vacuum in dedicated federal funding for women. Let that sink in! As a long time senior policy adviser, advocate and mentor to many diverse female founders, I know the Government has missed something critical – how are we going to boost female… Read more »
How is your brain? Is it healthy? Do you think about how best to look after it? So many of us only see brain health through the prism of disease or injury rather than how best to optimise our brain’s performance. During my deep dive into Ageing, I have become a fan of Dr Sandi… Read more »
Australia stands at a crossroads. As one of the world’s richest nations, we have the resources and talent to lead in deep tech innovation. The Federal Government’s ‘Future Made in Australia’ policy is also a welcome starting commitment to fostering local innovation, supporting emerging technologies, and building a resilient economy. But to shift our economy… Read more »
Donald Trump is not the problem. Sure, I cant believe I wrote that either. But here we are. Oh how I long to live in uninteresting times… I mean, not really. As a middle-aged, single woman, we have never had a more privileged position than we do today. Previous centuries can get in the trash.… Read more »
Deep tech ventures are capable of creating global impact. They bring unrivalled improvements in living standards for citizens, such as lengthening average life expectancy, creating jobs and opportunities, and raising wealth. And they can also generate massive social, environmental, and financial returns for Australia specifically, including building long-term economic growth and resilience. Deep tech currently… Read more »
Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) turned four this week, and as the fintech sector gathered at a sold out event to discuss and debate its progress and possibilities, industry lobby group the Australian Banking Association (ABA) released a massive whinge on the issue. The ABA commissioned a strategic review of open banking from consultancy giant… Read more »
When Australian startup fever took hold in the mid-2010s, state governments used taxpayer money to support high-growth technology businesses with the intent to leverage the benefits these businesses could deliver to future-proof their economies. As a result, sophisticated industry scaffolding began to emerge in support of the fearless few willing to dive in and try… Read more »
As we draw into the second half of 2024, we are declaring the end of winter for startups, and enjoying the fresh green shoots of startup spring. While we are all hearing constantly about AI, there are many more areas of growth in the fintech world where we’re seeing warming interest from investors. Payments, digital… Read more »
At every conference, on every panel, year after year, the same tech leaders ponder the same question: Why don’t more women receive venture capital funding? The participants stroke their chins and furrow their brows. Perhaps, they muse, it’s due to societal gender norms that discourage women from pursuing entrepreneurship. Maybe there’s a lack of access… Read more »
There’s an old adage in the acting business that you can’t become a household name back home, without first cracking Hollywood. In the wake of PsiQuantum’s success, and another underwhelming Federal Budget, that could be extended to the startup sector too, with growing unease in the local ecosystem that the government doesn’t fully understand or… Read more »
Australia is one of the most creative nations in the world with a research sector that produces innovative and imaginative solutions to difficult global challenges. We generate 3.4% of the world’s research with just 0.33% of its population. Tragically we have failed to capitalise on this wonderful achievement. We fail to convert this research into… Read more »
What do reducing domestic violence associated with pornography use and data breaches by local clubs across NSW have in common? The commonality is in part of the solution. It is solving the digital identity problem. It is being able to overcome the downsides of existing digitally, which is an unregulated free-for-all for kids, and currently… Read more »
I am pleased to see the Australian government’s new budget allocates a $23 billion package for renewable energy innovation and development and $10.7bn to health and aged care. These investments are significant, but they also highlight a critical need for a shift in policy towards investments in proactive and preventive measures in healthcare. As the… Read more »
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