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The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association has voiced its support for the Federal Government’s investment of $1.2 billion to the Better Connectivity for Regional and Rural Australia Plan as announced in the budget to help building a streamlined approach to the ongoing rollout of network infrastructure.

Australia’s peak industry representative body for innovation technology, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), has welcomed the Federal Government’s Budget as an important milestone to "achieve a globally competitive and leading digital economy".

IT start-ups and small businesses have generally not found much to cheer in the federal budget, with some lamenting the lack of any direct support for start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Tech start-ups are hoping for changes in Tuesday's federal budget that will reduce their tax burden and make access to investment easier so that their sector can grow and thrive.