Federal budget 2013: A round-up of the key measures in the 2013 budget
Treasurer Wayne Swan has delivered a federal budget which has slashed several support programs for start-ups in an attempt to plug Australia’s $18 billion deficit in the upcoming financial year....
View ArticleFederal budget 2013: Tech hub NICTA scrapped as new cash flows to NBN projects
The government has pledged $12.9 million in new funding to help small businesses take advantage of the National Broadband Network, although the ICT Centre of Excellence will be scrapped. The Digital...
View ArticleFederal budget 2013: Renewable energy agency spared funding axe
The federal government will extend the funding for its flagship clean tech initiative, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, confounding fears from green start-ups that the program was to be slashed...
View ArticleFederal budget 2013: Start-ups hit by business naming fee hike
Start-ups are to be hit by an increase in the cost of registering a business name, with the corporate regulator hiking fees to $32 for one year and $74 for three years. The Australian Securities and...
View ArticleFederal budget 2013: Skills centres get the chop but rural start-ups to get...
The government will effectively scrap its Australian Skills Centres of Excellence program before it even launches, while ploughing more cash into helping regional businesses find apprentices. The...
View ArticleGovernment denies NICTA is facing the axe
The federal government has denied that National ICT Australia, the nation’s flagship IT research and innovation program, is to be killed off despite referring to the “phasing out” of the scheme in last...
View ArticleFederal budget 2013: The start-up winners and losers
In a budget where there was very little to excite businesses of any size, let alone start-ups, it’s hard to see how any entrepreneur will be in tears of either joy or despair this morning. However,...
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Budget re-write: Govt amends papers over NICTA ‘phasing out’
The federal government has been forced into a hasty rewrite of its own budget papers after initially stating that it will “phase out” National ICT Australia, the nation’s flagship IT research and...
View ArticleTHE NEWS WRAP: Coalition set for Senate election win
The Coalition is on course to take control of the Senate in the September 14 election, according to a new analysis. Labor is due to lose senators in every state, leaving them with just 27, reports...
View ArticleStart-up numbers continue post-GFC slide
Start-up numbers dropped off slightly during the past financial year, according to official statistics, continuing a trend that has seen fewer people launch new businesses since the global financial...
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