'They are so bad at this': Why Australia's tech sector keeps getting rolled in Canberra | jmcduling
Part of the problem is that in Canberra, "tech" more often than not means the branch offices of the US tech giants . After all, these are the most substantial tech businesses operating in Australia. They employ thousands of people, generate billions of dollars in revenue and make products used by millions.They are also deeply out of favour with politicians all around the world, and Australia is no exception.
All of this is little comfort to Australia's homegrown tech community - a collection of scrappy start-ups and a handful of substantial companies headed by software firm Atlassian. These firms have very little in common with each other, let alone Big Tech, but unfortunately are indirectly being tarred with the same brush.AAP
It also may be tempting to view this as a partisan issue that might be resolved if the Coalition loses power at the next election. Perhaps, but Labor voted for the legislation the local sector is most upset about, and has had its own howlers in the past . "Telco and media may not win every battle, but they certainly put up a better fight," one former staffer says. "They know they are going to get regulated somehow, so they work with government to make it work. With tech, it's their way or the highway. Inevitably, it leads to a worse outcome".Every time legislation passes affecting the sector there are the veiled threats to leave Australia - which is not the way to endear yourself to politicians.
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