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West Tech Fest has helped transform Perth's startup scene, attracting major east investors, global speakers and government support.

Trump’s return to the White House is shaking renewables, but Australia’s climate tech leaders remain optimistic as they look to stronger partnerships with China.

The Sydney-based startup is rapidly scaling its renewable energy marketplace model, aiming to deploy solar and batteries to 2,000 homes per month.

Australian startup Ajust has secured $2 million in seed funding led by Carthona Capital to expand its AI-powered consumer advocacy platform.

The former angel syndicate is raising a $100m fund to back female founders, who receive just 4% of Australia's venture funding.

The cap table and equity software provider has opened an office in Sydney and views Australia and its startup scene as a key growth market.

Australian technology company Canva has appointed Kelly Steckelberg, former Zoom chief financial officer, as its new CFO. Steckelberg joins the company as it reaches a new valuation of $US32 billion ($48.8 billion) and reports significant user growth.

The $2 billion HR software unicorn is scaling back in Southeast Asia, cutting jobs and suspending several initiatives. Insiders say it adds to pattern of abrupt U-turns on strategy.

Several former employees of the $2 billion HR software provider have come forward with criticism over the company's internal practices.

Tech Council chair Robyn Denholm used her opening speech at the 2024 National Technology Summit in Victoria to focus on improvements around diversity in the sector, after the council recently came under fire for its slow removal of disgraced WiseTech founder Richard White from its board.