In this episode of Commercial Disco, DIGI managing director Sunita Bose speaks with James Riley about the balance between regulating big tech and recognising the industry’s own work to build safer digital spaces. She discusses the evolution of Australia’s misinformation code, shifting global approaches to online harms, and how emerging AI challenges are reshaping the guardrails for responsible innovation.

In this episode of News Wrap, editorial director James Riley and editor Justin Hendry unpack new data showing Australia will miss its 1.2 million tech jobs target and is going backwards on digital competitiveness, why OpenAI could end up banned for young Australians, Ghost Sharks, the PM's Prize for Science and more.

In this episode, The Commercial Disco sits down with Minh Hoang, youth innovation leader and member of the eSafety Commissioner’s Advisory Council, to discuss how AI is reshaping culture, politics and identity. Hoang warns that “when you import technology, you import its politics,” calling for an Australian AI strategy that protects national values. From Gen Z’s “clanker” slang for robots to the global race for AI dominance, he explores how young people are balancing optimism, creativity and caution in the face of rapid technological change.

In this episode of News Wrap, editorial director James Riley and editor Justin Hendry dig into the proposed Technology Prosperity Deal with the US, planned copyright reforms to force AI giants to pay creators and all the latest on the national AI plan. 

In this episode of News Wrap, InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry and editorial director James Riley explore the government's changes to procurement rules and whether they will level the playing field for local tech suppliers, the exit of the Tech Council CEO and much more.

The new US-Australia critical minerals agreement promises to unlock US $8.5 billion in investment for priority projects over the next six months. In this episode of Commercial Disco, Justin Hendry and Paul Myler -- former deputy chief of mission at Australia’s Washington embassy and founder of StratQ -- unpack what's in the deal and why it matters.

In this episode of NewsWrap, InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry explores the debate around what is a sovereign supplier and the behind the scenes work to change the definition for Defence and tech firms.

In this episode, Corrie McLeod (Publisher, InnovationAus.com and Director, National Press Club of Australia) sits down with Simon Tate, President of Workday APAC, and Dr Stephen King, Productivity Commissioner for Data & Digital, to explore how advanced AI, skills-led workforce models, and intergenerational collaboration can lift Australia’s productivity.

Together, they discuss:

How AI is reshaping productivity at enterprise and national levels

The most critical skills gaps and reskilling priorities for 2025

How government and industry can better align to unlock measurable gains

Strategies to engage and empower a multigenerational workforce

Produced by InnovationAus.com in partnership with Workday.

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In this wrap-up tech and innovation policy news, InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry and senior reporter Joseph Brookes dive into the drama from Senate Estimates, unpack Treasury's bizarre AI report and break down why the government's long-awaited 'tell us once' laws actually matter.

In this weekly wrap-up of Australia's tech and innovation policy news, InnovationAus.com senior reporter Joseph Brookes covers the latest discussion from the Strategic Examination of R&D review and the underspend of the Medical Research Future Fund, among other top stories.