Building sovereign industry capability should be the central organising principle of government, former industry minister Ed Husic says, calling for a renewed national effort geared toward economic resilience.

In this episode of Delivery: A GovTech Podcast, the Department of Home Affairs' deputy secretary responsible for Critical Infrastructure and Protective Security Brendan Dowling talks through the challenges of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and makes a point about trusted suppliers and black-box algorithms.

In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, SYPAQ Systems chief executive describes the 30-year journey that led to the company's "overnight success", as it captured the imagination of Australians with its flat-pack, cardboard drone sent to the frontlines of the war in Europe.

In this week's NewsWrap, InnovationAus.com's James Riley and Justin Hendry discuss PsiQuantum's surprise move to Moreton Bay, the federal government's pause on one of its most important commercialisation programs, and the latest with the CGT startup fight.

In this episode of Delivery: A GovTech Podcast, publisher Corrie McLeod speaks with Thales' APJ vice-president for cyber security specialists Matthew White about the gap between compliance-driven security and genuine operational resilience. 

In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Independent MP Allegra Spender discusses the 2026 federal budget and the impact of proposed changes to the capital gains tax discount on the startup sector. 

Sydney headquartered startup Q-CTRL was named by Time magazine as one of the 10 Most Influential New Frontier Companies in the world, an accolade it shared with companies like IBM Quantum and SpaceX. In this episode of Commercial Disco, CEO Michael Biercuk talks about the growth trajectory of its Ironside Opal quantum navigation system, as well as issues like ITAR and the proposed changes to the CGT discount.

As the dust settles on Jim Chalmers' fifth Budget, the Australian startup sector has reacted to the proposed changes to the Capital Gains Tax discount ... and they're not happy. In this episode of NewsWrap James Riley talks to InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry about this and other big stories for the week.

Fresh from lockup, the InnovationAus.com team digs into the Albanese government's 2026 budget to unpack the initial response to SERD, sweeping changes to R&D tax incentives and cuts to commercialisation grants to pay for science and research.

In this week's NewsWrap, InnovationAus.com's James Riley and Justin Hendry discuss upcoming changes to federal procurement rules to keep pace with AI, growing calls for stronger AI oversight and why the startup community is sounding the alarm over CGT reforms.