Innovate, don't just import AI, tech industry group chief tells Australia

By Saloni Sinha ( September 16, 2025, 03:08 GMT | Insight) -- Australia won’t succeed globally if it only imports technology instead of innovating, a leading tech founder has warned, reiterating the need to cut red tape and attract capital to build homegrown artificial intelligence companies. Scott Farquhar, the founder of Australian tech company Atlassian and the chair of an industry group representing Google, Microsoft and OpenAI, said the tech sector was looking forward to working with the government on all the aspects that are needed to “make sure Australia is the best place to create AI.”Australia won’t succeed globally if it only imports technology instead of innovating, a leading tech founder has warned, reiterating the need to cut red tape and attract capital to build homegrown artificial intelligence companies....

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Innovate, don't just import AI, tech industry group chief tells Australia

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