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Salus Ventures, Australia’s largest venture capital fund with a focus on national resilience, has launched its Strategic Advisor Program, making three significant appointments to its team. These include:

• Paul Symon AO, the former Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and Deputy Chief of Army.
• The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, previous Ambassador to the US and Chief of Staff to Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
• Rear Admiral Lee Goddard CSC, former Head of Operation Sovereign Borders, member of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Director of Austal.

Calls among small business owners for greater data protection and education, due to perceived ethical challenges from AI

GUEST RESEARCH: New research from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed that 80% of small business owners are concerned AI development and adoption is outpacing regulation, as generative AI tools permeate various industries and the workforce.

UK-headquartered business management software provider The Access Group has acquired Fathom, an Australian-founded business management solution which delivers insightful reporting and analysis capabilities to small and medium businesses and their accounting firms.

Billed as the "largest gathering of Australian Fintech start-ups, scale-ups, hubs, accelerators, policymakers, regulators, investors and advisers", Intersekt 2018 is "devoted to examining, discussing and unlocking the potential of the Australia's Fintech market".