The hundreds of millions in tax incentives for Australian start-ups that went south
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The hundreds of millions in tax incentives for Australian start-ups that went south

The R&D tax offset has served as a life raft for some of Australia’s most prominent technology start-ups,though in some cases it wasn’t enough.

  • byDavid Swan

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Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar sells Point Piper’s Elaine estate for about $130m
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Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar sells Point Piper’s Elaine estate for about $130m

The former Atlassian co-chief executive has again clocked up one of the highest house price sales in the country.

  • byLucy Macken
Is Atlassian’s year-long experiment the future of work?

Is Atlassian’s year-long experiment the future of work?

Australia’s largest technology company’s new workspace has just 12 desks in total and barely any meeting rooms. But its workers love it.

  • byDavid Swan
Scott Farquhar to step down as Atlassian co-CEO

Scott Farquhar to step down as Atlassian co-CEO

After co-founding the software company more than two decades ago,Farquhar will step down to focus on family and philanthropy.

  • byTim Biggs
AGL and Cannon-Brookes want to make solar panels at former coal power station

AGL and Cannon-Brookes want to make solar panels at former coal power station

AGL will partner with a start-up backed by its biggest shareholder,Mike Cannon-Brookes,to assess building a first-of-its-kind solar panel factory in the NSW Upper Hunter region.

  • byNick Toscano
Ad legend John Singleton sells former Paddington headquarters for $30m

Ad legend John Singleton sells former Paddington headquarters for $30m

John Singleton has sold his former head office in Sydney’s trendy Paddington to Annie Cannon-Brookes,the estranged wife of Mike Cannon-Brookes,the billionaire co-founder of tech giant Atlassian.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
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Tech’s mixed bag:Atlassian tumbles,Facebook soars

Tech’s mixed bag:Atlassian tumbles,Facebook soars

Market optimism in global technology companies has see-sawed over the past 12 months,amid lay-offs and valuation drops.

  • byDavid Swan
With home ownership out of reach,the workplace as we know it is dead
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With home ownership out of reach,the workplace as we know it is dead

The capitalist promise was a hoax and young people have finally cottoned on. Now Labor and the Liberals must find a way forward for their new and old voter bases.

  • bySean Kelly
Companies will regret return-to-office mandates:Atlassian

Companies will regret return-to-office mandates:Atlassian

Australia’s largest software company has marked 1000 days of a geographically spread workforce,and says companies forcing their workers back to the office are making a mistake.

  • byDavid Swan
Australian start-ups are ‘crying out for sales talent’

Australian start-ups are ‘crying out for sales talent’

Tech companies need sales reps more than engineers,according to Dan Brockwell,who has launched Australia’s first tech bootcamp with a job guarantee.

  • byDavid Swan
ASX rallies as retail sales grow,investors bet on rates freeze
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ASX rallies as retail sales grow,investors bet on rates freeze

The Australian sharemarket closed higher on Friday after Wall Street rallied overnight,as investors hope the US Federal Reserve may finally be done with raising interest rates.

  • byMillie Muroi