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InnovationAus Podcast

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

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14:02

NewsWrap - Friday 10 April 2026: Artemis echoes Apollo 8

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/04/09

The biggest tech news story of the past week is the Artemis II mission. After more than 50 years, Humankind heads back to the moon. In this episode of NewsWrap, we talk about the echoes of the past - and in particular, the amazing flight of Apollo 8.

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12:42

DELIVERY: A GovTech Podcast - Kate Parr, Civil...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/04/08

Modernising government systems is easier said than done. The journey from ambition to delivery means navigating legacy systems, security requirements, workforce capability gaps and the persistent challenge of scaling beyond pilots. In this episode of Delivery: A GovTech Podcast, Leidos Australia's Kate Parr unpacks the complexity.

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13:31

RNA manufacturing capability drive with RNA...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/04/08

The NSW government-funded RNA Research and Pilot Manufacturing Facility at Macquarie University will start producing its first product batches this year. The facility was borne out of a $100 million government commitment in 2021, as Covid was still playing havoc with supply chains. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, RNA Australia CEO Paul McDonald talks about the genesis of the program - and how it will help build generations of commercial treatments and therapeutics.

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23:36

Delivery: A GovTech Podcast - Charles McHardie, Chief...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/04/07

In this episode of Delivery, James Riley talks to Services Australia chief information and digital officer Charles McHardie on what it to build resilience and performance into a large-scale system as critical as the social security technology networks. From staffing to AI to engagement with the industry, this is a deep dive into one of GovTech's biggest challanges.

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24:49

Dr Cathy Foley on the need for a National...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/04/01

The Semiconductor Sector Service Bureau (SB3) has embarked on a project supported by the Rozetta Institute to develop a National Semiconductor Roadmap. Dr Cathy Foley, having previously worked on the National Quantum Roadmap while she was at CSIRO, talks to James Riley about where Australia has capability in semiconductors.

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27:22

Delivery: A GovTech Podcast - Paul Hubbard, Chief AI...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/31

In this episode of Delivery: A GovTech Podcast, we talk to Finance department Chief AI Officer about the roll-out of artificial intelligence across the federal government, and the best ways to engage with government on AI projects.

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25:31

Ukraine battlefield data and the Aussie startup: Rhys...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/30

Rhys Kissell is an electrical engineer who focused on the electro-magnetic spectrum. He is ex-Navy and an electronic warfare specialist. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Mr Kissell talks about a recent visit to a defence technology trade show in Ukraine, and how he is building a DefenceTech startup call Panop to help the war effort.

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14:56

NewsWrap Friday - Friday 27 March 2026 - Data centre...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/26

The long awaited Data Centre Principles landed this week (albeit re-branded as 'expectations') and the federal government announced that it would fast-track negotiations to join the $155 billion Horizon Europe research program. Justin Hendry and James Riley talk through the biggest stories in Australian tech policy.

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15:36

Mandy Andress, CISO, Elastic

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/26

In this episode of Commercial Disco, InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod speaks with Mandy Andress, chief information security officer at Elastic, about the evolving cyber landscape for government.

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18:45

SERD Review recommendations unpicked - Science and...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/23

Science and Technology Australia CEO Ryan Winn joins editorial director James Riley on the Commercial Disco to pick through the entrails of the Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD review), outlining the highlights for science of its 20 recommendations.

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20:49

NewsWrap - Friday 20 March 2026 - The SERD report

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/22

In this episode of NewsWrap, James Riley and InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry unpick the many threads of the Strategic Examination of R&D and its many recommendations.

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19:23

Energy, climate and the pivot to nuclear - Zion Lights

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/18

Science communicator Zion Lights has been a prominent voice in the UK on issues of climate and energy. She is a one-time spokesperson for environmental group Extinction Rebellion, but has changed her views and now argues forcefully for nuclear energy as the most effective way to decarbonise the grid.

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15:08

Trust and technology in digital government: Leigh...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/16

In this episode of Commercial Disco, InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod talks to the global CEO of Smart Communications Leigh Segall about what's next for digital government, and explores emerging issues of Trust and Technology in the public sector.

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28:52

NewsWrap [LIVE] - Friday 13 March 2026

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/15

In this special episode of NewsWrap [LIVE] InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry talks to James Riley about the biggest tech stories of the week, including Atlassian's 1,600 job cuts, Allegra Spender's tax reform proposals, and the new AI CRC dollar commitments that won't arrive until 2028.

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20:58

Data centre demand calls for nuclear option: Aaron...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/08

In this episode of the Commercial Disco, shadow spokesman for Science, Technology and Innovation Aaron Violi renews Opposition calls for government to lift the 25-year moratorium on nuclear energy. The data centre opportunity demands it, he says.

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14:21

NewsWrap: Friday 6 March 2026

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/05

On a day that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to Canberra to sell the benefits of middle power collaboration on sectors like critical minerals and AI, InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry joins James Riley to discuss the week's biggest stories.

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19:01

Can Australia meet its AI moment? Toby Walsh podcast

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/03/03

In the episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, University of NSW Scientia Professor Toby Walsh talks to InnovationAus publisher Corrie McLeod about what it will take – including government investment in Australian capability – to take advantage of global AI opportunities and mitigate global AI risks.

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14:28

NewsWrap Friday 27 February 2025

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/02/26

In this episode of NewsWrap, InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry and James Riley discuss the changing AI policy landscape, the DTA's naughty list and a sudden IBM value crash.

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16:31

NewsWrap Friday 20 February 2025

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/02/20

In this episode of NewsWrap, InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry and James Riley discuss Andrew Charlton's attendance at the AI Impact Summit in India, the Queensland Premier David Crusafulli on PsiQuantum and NSW Minister for Planning Paul Scully on a new semiconductor packaging facility being built in western Sydney – and everything else that happened in tech this week.

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25:28

High energy lessons from Virginia's data centre alley...

InnovationAus Podcast ·

2026/02/16

Victor Hoskins is the CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in Virginia, a state that boasts the highest concentrations of data centres in the world. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, he talks to James Riley about making the most of the current data centre boom, and says there are lessons that Australia can learn from the Virginia experience.

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