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Tegan Jones

Sydney

📱Award-Winning Journo 💻Senior Tech Reporter SmartCompany 💼 Prev: Gizmodo(Ed), Business Insider, Kotaku, Queens of the Drone Age

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  • New Industry Minister Tim Ayres once proposed an inheritance tax to fund youth businesses

    2 days ago | smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a major cabinet reshuffle yesterday and appointed New South Wales Senator Tim Ayres as the new Minister for Industry, Science and Resources. Ayres takes over the portfolio from Ed Husic, who was removed during the reshuffle despite his prominent role in advocating for tech and innovation policy.

  • Anne Aly, Tim Ayres take over small business and industry portfolios in Albanese's new cabinet

    3 days ago | smartcompany.com.au | David Adams |Tegan Jones

    Labor MP Anne Aly will serve as Australia’s next Minister for Small Business, with colleague Tim Ayres taking on the Industry portfolio, after a major reshuffle to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s cabinet. Albanese on Monday confirmed Aly will take over from Julie Collins, small business minister since 2022, who will retain her existing position as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forests.

  • Husic warns against ‘timidity’ in tech policy amid cabinet shakeup

    3 days ago | smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones

    After being removed as the Minister for Industry and Science, Labor MP Ed Husic has warned that Australia needs to overcome its ‘timidity’ when it comes to technology policy. He has also urged the Albanese government to adopt a bold growth agenda driven by innovation. In an interview on ABC’s Insiders, the former minister said while the government had made progress, more ambitious changes were needed to ensure the nation’s economic future. “I still think a company tax cut should be looked at.

  • Daniel Ricciardo offered 20% stake in Melbourne’s Drivers beer... for free

    6 days ago | smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones

    Former Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has been offered a 20% stake in Melbourne’s newest non-alcoholic beer brand, Drivers, for free. Dubbed the ‘Riccstarter,’  the pitch from Drivers is a public appeal to get the beloved Aussie racing star on board as a business partner. Launched just two months ago, Drivers is already making a splash with its unconventional approach to building a brand.

  • Ed Husic dropped from Albanese's new-look cabinet, opening industry and science ministry role

    6 days ago | smartcompany.com.au | David Adams |Tegan Jones

    Labor MP Ed Husic has reportedly lost the title of Minister for Industry and Science in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new-look cabinet, as internal party debates shape federal Labor’s next term. The ABC reports Husic will lose the role as Albanese rebalances the factional make-up of his inner sanctum, following last weekend’s thunderous federal election victory.

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Tegan Jones @Tegan_Writes
30 Dec 24

I’m attempting to make ✨black garlic✨ from regular sized bulbs @dippizuka and I recently harvested. We’ll see how it went in about 3 weeks For scale, the “small” bulb in picture 1 is a normal sized garlic. The monster to its left is about the size of my fist 🧄 https://t.co/rrCFF7v3Wo

Tegan Jones
Tegan Jones @Tegan_Writes
17 Dec 24

Every tough workout this week is simply Christmas Eve Costco Run prep

Tegan Jones
Tegan Jones @Tegan_Writes
17 Dec 24

I sure didn’t have Cambridge Analytica Redux on my December 2024 bingo card