Might not be what the AFR is trying to paint:
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/politics/startup-leaders-respond-christian-porter-minister-industry-science-technology/...........
Australian startup leaders are not impressed at the outcome of Scott Morrison’scabinet reshuffleyesterday, which saw Christian Porter move to head up the Industry, Science and Technology portfolio.
The consensus in the tech community seems to be that Morrison has effectively given Porter a back-seat role where he’s out of the spotlight, amid an ongoing lawsuit against the ABC.
For many, it’s yet another reminder that tech and startups are simply not a priority for the federal government.
Atlassian co-founder and co-chief Scott Farquhar noted in a tweet that the government has now “churned through” seven ministers in the technology and innovation portfolios in the space of eight years.
“Though technology is the largest and fastest-growing industry on the planet”, he added.
