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What next for Scott Farquhar, the godfather of Australian tech?

As Farquhar told me in a 2021 interview, he likes to measure his impact by the entrepreneurs who leave Atlassian to start new ventures.Risks and rewardsAtlassia

The biggest tech court case in Australian history you’ve never heard of

There are roughly 15 million Australians currently suing Apple and Google, and they don’t even know it. You’re probably one of them.As a nation, we download

Thousands at risk in major data breach

Cybercrime Squad detectives have arrested a 46-year old man at a property in Fairfield West in relation to a mass data breach in NSW involving about one million

Australian SMEs risk efficiency due to slow tech adoption

Recent research has shown that Australian small businesses may be failing to adapt to the evolving technological landscape, thereby risking a detrimental

Australia: CALI signs on global tech leader Equisoft as first corporate partner

The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has marked a major milestone in its inaugural Partner Programme with global provider of advanced digital

Aussie tech company collapses owing $13m

A subsidiary of an Australian tech and media start-up that had $12 million worth of investment poured into it has collapsed. Last month, E-Mersion Media (Aust)

Australia places A$1 billion bet on quantum computing firm PsiQuantum

A silicon photonic chip from PsiQuantumPsiQuantum The Australian government has announced it will invest nearly A$1 billion into the develo

Hotwire Australia launches podcast series amplifying women in tech

As comms and marketing agency Hotwire Australia continues its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB), it has unveiled a new ser

One in seven people admit to using tech to sexually harass colleagues at work, new data shows

In short: New data shows 1 in 7 people have used tech to sexually harass a colleague, with a quarter doing so to humiliate or frighten. Young people and women

PsiQuantum Receives $940 Million (AUD) From Australian Government — May Now Be World’s Highest Funded Independent Quantum Firm

Insider Brief Australia has announced a $940 million — or about $617 million US — investment in PsiQuantum. The Silicon Valley start-up with Australian

Scott Farquhar to resign as joint CEO of Atlassian

Scott Farquhar, the Australian tech billionaire and joint chief executive of software company Atlassian, will step down from his role at the end of August to sp

Australian emergency services struggle with mobile tech failures

A recent report by SOTI titled “Digitizing the Frontline: Transformative Technologies in Critical Care”, states that 97% of Australian emergency serv