Australia’s big banks pull plug on bitcoin companies
[1] Australia’s giant banks have closed accounts of bitcoin companies in response to tougher rules on money laundering and terrorism finance – forcing at least 13 digital currency provider...
Queensland awards demonstrate advances women have made in tech and science, and what still needs to be done
[1] The Australian ICT workforce is composed of less than 20% of Australian female entrepreneurs. [2] Women in Technology (WiT) is an industry body striving hard to give high regards for women inv...
Startup Victoria’s Female founder ‘meetups’ aim to uncover diversity issues
[1] As one of Startup Victoria’s female founders committee, startup advisor Tristonne Forbes believes it’s highly important to look into the reasons why a diversity gap occurs in tech startups...
Australia’s assistant minister for innovation, Roy Wyatt: tech’s new go-to guy
[1] 25-year-old Wyatt Roy is the whizzkid point of contact after his appointment to the post of assistant minister for innovation. [2] Mr. Roy’s appointment has energized the tech and entrepreneuri...
Coding to be taught in schools from primary age via Australia’s new digital technologies curriculum
[1] Aussie education ministers on Friday have endorsed the replacement of history and geography with coding in Australia’s new digital technologies curriculum. [2] This is part of Australia’s educ...
Australia can’t recreate Silicon Valley downunder, expat startup founders warn
[1] Several Australian entrepreneurs who are expanding their businesses in the United States are warning Australian policymakers and the local tech industry against emulating Silicon Valley. [2They a...
11 Tips For a Successful Australian Start-Up from Bondi Wash’s Belinda Everingham
[1] Belinda Everingham was unsatisfied with commercial cleaning products because of its impact on her health, so she created her own and named it Bondi Wash. [2] However, she rarely gets requests for...
Qld to replace Go card with smartphone, bank card tokens
[1] Queensland has overhauled the state’s ticketing system that will get rid of the Go cards and pay for public transport fares with a contactless token in their smartphone or bank cards. [2] W...
Bitcoin’s blockchain could ‘fundamentally change’ financial system: ASIC chief
[1] According to the chairperson of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Greg Medcraft, the blockchain technology employed by Bitcoin has the potential to dramatically change the glob...
Aussie retailers’ push for data exchange standard goes global
[1] Australian retail operators have pushed for industry-wide standards of data exchange which have resonated globally and resulted in a worldwide effort to make information exchanges with online mark...