Startups

If you run a SaaS business in Australia and your customers sign up on standard terms — which most do — you are operating squarely within the scope of Australia’s unfair contract terms (UCT) …

On 1 April 2026, Australia passed its first comprehensive legislation regulating digital asset platforms. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 cleared both houses of …

There is a pattern that plays out in startup fundraising with depressing regularity. A founder gets a warm introduction to an angel investor or early-stage fund. The conversations go well. The …

Equity compensation is one of the most powerful tools a startup has to attract and retain talent. For an Australian company hiring its first engineer in the Philippines, a product lead in the UK, or a …

When two or three founders start a company together, the relationship usually feels more like a partnership than a corporation. Decisions are made over coffee, equity splits are agreed on a napkin, …

On 17 March 2026, the federal government released the final report of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development — commonly known as the Denholm review, after panel chair Robyn Denholm. …