In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod talks to Bradfield Development Authority chief executive Ken Morrison and a BDA board member Dr Cathy Foley about how Bradfield City is being built to help Australia turn world-class research into globally competitive industries. They discuss the role of the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF), the importance of advanced manufacturing and semiconductor packaging, and why creating the right innovation ecosystem could enable more Australian companies to scale, manufacture and grow locally.

In this episode of NewsWrap, InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry digs into the looming policy showdown on AI copyright. The issue has been the subject of blushingly large lobbying campaigns in Canberra, with the policy debate happening largely behind closed doors. The PM says major announcements are scheduled for the middle of July.

Australia's public sector has no shortage of data. The problem is turning it into actionable intelligence. Elastic's A/NZ regional vice president of public sector and education Anna Mascarello steps through the challenge with InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod on the Commercial Disco(very) podcast.

Australian Federal Police chief technology officer Krissie Auld began her career as an environmental researcher studying water birds, an unusual starting point for a leader charged with operating cutting edge infrastructure for a key national security agency. In this episode, Ms Auld talks candidly about horizon scanning strategies, and how she engages with industry to keep across the best available tech.

In a big week for tech news, James Riley and Justin Hendry talk through Pauline Hanson's populist grab for AI job displacement unhappiness, the CGT changes and the Trump administration's Anthropic export control bombshell.

In this episode of Delivery, Digital Canberra deputy director-general Bettina Konti talks through the task of consolidating a fragmented government technology environment into a whole-of-government digital capability. 

In this weekly review of technology and innovation policy news, Senior Reporter Joseph Brookes discusses landmark speeches from Industry minister Tim Ayres and assistant minister for the Digital Economy Andrew Charlton on the federal government's data centre expectations. James Riley talks DefenceTech with Major-General Mick Ryan.

Mick Ryan is the author of The War for Ukraine: Strategy and adaptation under fire, a book that chronicles not only the war in Europe, but also the fast-evolving innovations that are driving battlefield progress, and the use of private companies and private capital to drive change. This is a fascinating discussion of innovation ecosystems.

In this episode of NewsWrap, senior reporter Joseph Brookes and James Riley unpack a lively week in Senate estimates as the federal government's Capital Gains Tax changes pass the Senate. Joe previews what next for the Senate inquiry into the changes.

Former Industry minister Kim Carr spent 30 years in the Senate and is best known for his years as Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. He has been a champion of industry policy even away from the portfolio. In this episode of the Commercial Disco, he reflects on the fundamental responsibility of politicians to find way to lift the living standards of citizens.