Can Australia play a leading role in imagining a tech future that isn’t controlled by either the US or China?

Johanna Weaver from the Tech Policy Design Institute expands on her recent essay ‘System Update - An Australian-led new deal for tech’ - https://www.australianforeignaffairs.com/essay/2025/06/tech-wars

Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch Chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis will also discuss:

what the new Federal Parliament means for tech

how Cloudflare could rewrite the game in copyright

and the rise of Satanic Chat Bots

To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit -  https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome