May
If the super tax kills Aussie aspiration, our aspiration is too small
The horror claims aren’t just hyperbole – they’re cynical scaremongering and a waste of energy when there are real issues needing urgent responses.
Australia’s homegrown rocket needs more than money and family wealth
If we want more Australian-built rockets, space technology, and sovereign capability, we need more than funding rounds and family wealth.
Apple will soon let users scroll with their eyes
The Vision Pro headset’s existing eye-tracking software and hardware is going to level up.
Tech champion but with a dark side: Axed Husic speaks
Dumped Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic has said he will continue to advocate for Australia’s technology sector from the back benches, ahead of other cabinet changes.
Barrenjoey, Morgans test IPO appetite for $100m-plus Tetratherix
In the lead-up to the IPO, Tetratherix has tapped Emma Cleary – a former CFO of Navis Capital’s $1.5 billion Device Technologies – to chair its board.
March
Labor bets $15m on using quantum technology to fight cyberattacks
The government’s National Reconstruction Fund is the lead investor in a funding round for Canberra-based QuintessenceLabs, which is also backed by Westpac.
NSW plans investment funds to boost innovation and productivity
Strategic investment and emerging technology commercialisation funds will be considered for June budget, innovation minister Anoulack Chanthivong reveals
PsiQuantum targets $9.5b valuation, handing Labor a potential windfall
The Silicon Valley-headquartered quantum computing start-up is heavily backed by the federal and Queensland governments, and is raising about $1.2 billion.
Labor reveals its plan to regulate crypto
Crypto exchanges will have to meet the same basic governance requirements as banks under a long-delayed policy to regulate the local sector.
Bank innovations a slow and steady process
The big four know they must respond to the rapid changes introduced by start-ups, but modernising respected financial institutions is a tall order.
14 venture capitalists unpack the year ahead
More than a dozen of the country’s biggest tech investors say floats will return, there’s no AI bubble, and Donald Trump may be good news for local firms.
One in 80m: Australia’s first astronaut awaits her moonshot
Katherine Bennell-Pegg has always dreamt of going into space. And now after intense training, she’s flight ready and waiting for the call.
Scott Farquhar to succeed Robyn Denholm as Tech Council chair
The Atlassian co-founder is taking his first major role since stepping down from his company and will become Australia’s top tech lobbyist.
‘CEOs can get away with it’: Why Australia’s R&D is in 13-year slide
Australia’s booming start-up ecosystem has funnelled billions into software makers. But investment in R&D is in decline.
February
Westpac works with Accenture to deploy AI agents
The bank has already used agentic AI to assist its engineers move code to new cloud-based systems. Triaging mortgage applications could follow.
Aussie entrepreneur beats huge odds to launch VC-backed AI firm
Jamila Gordon escaped poverty thanks to the kindness of an Aussie backpacker. Studying here transformed her life – and now she’s changing the food industry.
Labor is throwing money at quantum but drowning AI in regulation
The unanswered question is how can any country effectively regulate a fast-changing emergent technology and expect to be competitive in the global digital economy.
Bigger story behind Sanjeev Gupta’s faltering empire
Readers’ letters on the need for a new model of capitalism; improving students’ literacy; culture wars hurting innovation; CBA’s share price; and robot dogs.
Tech heavyweights back ‘tenacious’ unlikely social entrepreneur
Airtree Ventures, Canva and OIF are among supporters of Forever Projects, a charity started by Wollongong maths teacher Mark Dombkins that is running like a start-up.
Australia’s critical slide in R&D is now a national emergency
In a world reshaping through emerging technologies, the nation needs to put innovation at the centre of its competitive DNA to set up its fortunes for decades.