James Riley and the InnovationAus team talks to corporate, academic and political leaders about what’s driving the transformation of Australia’s economy toward a 21st Century mindset. InnovationAus is an independent publication that reports on government policy as it affects technology-based innovation across the nation’s growth industries. From mining and agriculture to financial services, MedTech, cyber security and advanced manufacturing. The journalism focuses on the opportunities that align with Australia’s strategic priorities and connects government, institutional researchers, investors, entrepreneurs and the mainstream business community.
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In this episode of The Commercial Disco., editorial director James Riley talks to Luke Coleman, chief executive of the newly named Australian Telecommunications Alliance (formerly the Communications Alliance) about the expectations of the industry for the 48th Parliament of Australia.
2 days ago
2 days ago
In this episode of The Commercial Disco, InnovationAus.com's editorial director James Riley and editor Justin Hendry unpack the United States’ newly released National AI Action Plan. Plus, we cover the latest in Australia’s tech scene --from new NRF biotech investments and NDIS digital reforms to the ongoing debate over AI regulation.
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
The first sitting week of the new Parliament starts next Tuesday, and in this episode of News Wrap, InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry and senior reporter Joseph Brookes preview the policy priorities for the new term.
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
This week the InnovationAus editorial team discuss the machinery of government changes that shifted delivery agency Services Australia to the Department of Finance, and prospects of Australia joining Horizon Europe - the world's largest research fund - as an associate member. Plus everything else that happened this week.
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Australia has some big decisions to make as policymakers look for ways to extract the maximum productivity value from artificial intelligence across the economy, while also building a sovereign industry. Vault Cloud CEO Rupert Taylor-Price has been a long-term advocate for local industry, and is one of the clearest thinkers on technology issues.
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
This week was all about artificial intelligence and the national productivity debate. InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry joins James Riley to talk through the stories behind the headlines.
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
On this episode of the Commercial Disco, InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod talks to DigiCert chief executive Dr Amit Sinha about post-quantum threats, exploding machine identities and shrinking certificate lifespans, that are converging into a “perfect storm” for digital security leaders.
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tendertrace co-founder and chief revenue officer Luli Adeyemo has just returned from a successful trip to London Tech Week. In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, she talks about the company's plan to expand into the UK market later this year, and explores why London Tech Week is such a powerful event on the international technology event calendar.
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Galileo Ventures co-founder and partner James Alexander puts forward a $5 billion, five-pillar strategy for developing sovereign AI capability and a strong local AI industry.
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
The NSW and Queensland governments both delivered budgets this week, and both states unveiled substantial programs within the tech and innovation communities. InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry covered both.