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Five hundred tax file numbers hacked every day
Identity thieves can now get into employers' payroll systems, but ATO says it's systems are safe.
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Wyatt Roy headed to Israel
Tel Aviv is calling as Roy returns to scour the hi-tech powerhouse for inspiration for the government's innovation agenda.
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Uber 'planning to raise another $1b'
Just three months after raising an enormous sum of money from investors, Uber is at it again.
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Business
Atlassian finally goes public, filing for IPO in the US
![Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have filed for an initial public offering in the United States.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/n/5/i/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkutew.zqqaf.png/1447161522740.jpg)
Micheal J. de la Merced Atlassian, the Australian maker of development and collaboration software for companies, has filed to go public in the US.
Start-ups
From AFL star to Big Apple start-up, Swift's Joel MacDonald is kicking goals
![Swift co-founder and chief executive Joel MacDonald.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/q/5/x/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkq5y0.zqqaf.png/1447100904793.jpg)
Hannah Francis Two years ago Joel MacDonald was in Melbourne playing in the AFL; now he's kicking goals in New York.
Fairfax, Google on the hunt for a coder
![Fairfax Media](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/3/3/x/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gku1hg.zqqaf.png/1447053222769.jpg)
Ben Grubb Google's News Lab partners with Fairfax to offer a fellowship to create new types of journalism.
Business
Atlassian eyes IPO
![Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/n/5/i/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gktdk6.zqqaf.png/1447161522740.jpg)
Jing Cao and Alex Barinka Business software company Atlassian plans to publicly file for an initial public offering in the US as soon as next week, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
175 new tech jobs for Melbourne
![L-R: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews; Zendesk CEO Mikkel Svane; Victorian Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade Minister Philip Dalidakis; Zendesk managing director and VP for engineering ANZ Brett Adam.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/u/6/w/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gktywz.zqqaf.png/1447037030133.jpg)
Hannah Francis State government commits to five-year funding round as software company launches community centre and new jobs.
Diversity
Another top Twitter employee quits over lack of diversity
![Newly returned chief executive Jack Dorsey has made some positive commitments, but a lack of diversity runs deep at Twitter, former employee says.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/r/3/c/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkr35c.zqqaf.png/1446673457241.jpg)
Brian Fung Striking lack of 'diversity of thought, conversation, and people' in the ranks of Twitter, outgoing engineering manager says.
Business
Google's Larry Page discusses new Alphabet structure
![Larry Page, co-founder of Google.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/q/4/v/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkq4w4.zqqaf.png/1446593272348.jpg)
Deborah M. Todd In a rare public appearance, Google co-founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page explained why he was spurred to create a whole new structure for the company he created with Sergey Brin almost two decades ago.
ID fraudsters attack ATO at least 11,000 times in one year
![The ATO recorded 91,000 "revenue fraud incidents" in 2014-15.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/0/9/d/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkphps.zqqaf.png/1447121550352.jpg)
Noel Towell, Lisa Cox The ATO has been targeted more than 11,000 times by identity fraudsters attempting to steal tax refunds in 2014-15.
States vie to be nation's start-up capital
![NSW Premier Mike Baird (right) and Planning Minister Rob Stokes at the former industrial site at White Bay.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/f/i/l/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkoj9o.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Mahesh Sharma While those involved in consultation with the Queensland and Victorian government have welcomed the open dialogue on innovation, their NSW counterparts have expressed frustration at being ignored over big decisions.
Business
Stop raising money from VCs, Freelancer CEO warns start-ups
![Freelancer chief executive Matt Barrie warns start-ups not to lose control of their own company.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/g/7/9/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkog5f.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Claire Connelly Start-up founders are losing control when they give into VC funding, said Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie in his SydStart keynote last week.
Business
Greens target Entrepreneurs Program stance
![Greens industry spokesman Senator Nick McKim is concerned that technology start-ups are "falling through the gaps".](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/g/z/3/y/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkofdf.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Andrew Colley The Greens have congratulated Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for placing innovation high on the government's agenda but have voiced concerns over its Entrepreneurs Program.
Google puts Symantec on notice
![Symantec has been wrongly issuing digital certificates, potentially allowing anyone to pose as Google or Facebook and intercept those users' communications.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/n/s/r/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gknsgc.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Liam Tung After Symantec issued dodgy digital certificates, Google plays hardball with the security firm.
Cyber fraudsters hijack businesses in tax scam
![One business owner said their company's identity was used by con artists to claim refunds, triggering a full audit of the firm's affairs by the ATO.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/j/r/a/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkmn4e.zqqaf.png/1447121321371.jpg)
Noel Towell Australian companies are having their identities hijacked by international criminals who use them to try to defraud the Australian Taxation Office.
Tax refunds targeted by cyber crims
![The ATO says 1000 tax refunds, totalling $9 million, have had to be cancelled.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/e/3/a/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkjjz7.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Noel Towell and Lisa Cox Tens of thousands of taxpayers forced to wait for refunds amid suspicion of identity theft.
Public service to ban paper in boxes
![A crackdown on hard-copy paperwork has been announced.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/a/x/c/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkjpyf.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Phillip Thomson One powerful agency head warns against "tyranny of small person" as sweeping reforms released for public service.
Uber 'planning to raise another $1b'
![Uber makes its first fully regulated legal ride anywhere in Australia in Canberra on Friday.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/4/2/g/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkhj5w.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
LESLIE PICKER and MIKE ISAAC Just three months after raising an enormous sum of money from investors, Uber is at it again.
Security
Russian actions stoke fears of blackout
![Russian President Vladimir Putin.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/9/f/j/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gki7g1.zqqaf.png/1447194107982.jpg)
David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt Fears Russians might be planning attack on undersea internet cables after sub and spy ships spotted near them.
Innovation
Wyatt Roy headed to start-up nation Israel
![Wyatt Roy is in favour of Australia adopting something similar to the Israeli approach for disseminating government funding for start-ups.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/i/8/e/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkhjgb.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Frances Mao Tel Aviv is calling for Wyatt Roy, who will return to Israel this week to scour the hi-tech powerhouse for inspiration for the government's innovation agenda.
The APS's 'gap in capability'
![Digital Transformation Office chief executive Paul Shetler.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/l/w/l/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkldim.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Phillip Thomson State of the Service report outlines the major hurdle to digital reform.
Comment
Why persistence is the most important trait to learn as a kid
![Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/p/p/3/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkj6ll.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Melanie Perkins The idea for my start-up Canva came about when I was teaching design at university nine years ago. It's been an exciting ride. We now have more than 6 million users, using Canva to design their own social media posts, presentations, marketing materials and documents.
Talent
What it's like to be Australia's top tech talent
![Rick Giner, a senior developer in the IT industry.](/web/20151113024448im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/b/q/c/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gkbb0k.zqqaf.png/1446500621495.jpg)
Hannah Francis They're highly mobile, highly sought after, and tend to "upskill" off their own bat. The ball is most definitely in their court.