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Most glorious NSW government delivers another incredible victory for Sydney startups

Simon Thomsen - August 29, 2025 9 MIN READ

Sydney Startup Hub shuts down today, after seven years, thanks to the NSW government. And right now it’s clear that when it comes to startups, the government couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery, to use one of the more polite versions of the idiom. Another way of explaining it is that they’ve bombed the… Read more »

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The NSW Innovation Blueprint is finally here – and now the government needs to act

Simon Thomsen - April 1, 2025 6 MIN READ

The NSW Innovation Blueprint finally dropped on Monday – 18 months after innovation, science and technology minister Anoulack Chanthivong first announced it in September 2023. And if you’re wondering if it was worth the wait, the feeling is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The Minns government needs to get cracking, and quickly. It has lost ground to make up… Read more »