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AI is attacking the tried-and-true SaaS model from pricing to distribution, raising an uncomfortable question: has the SaaSpocalypse really even begun?


The government’s startup CGT concession is a win, but the fine print could catch out some of the people it will designed to help — and create some admin nightmares.


Canva’s rise has been built on conviction and control. AI and public markets may now force it to tell a more complex story.


A year ago they bemoaned AI wrappers. Now Australia’s three biggest VCs are betting on the workflows AI can kill, the work it can sell outright, and the machines it can finally set loose in the physical world.


The startup sector is cautiously hopeful of a CGT carveout, but first it has to navigate a rapid-fire Senate inquiry and Canberra’s consultation queue.


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