InnovationAus Podcast
170 episodes Last Updated: Jul 10, 25
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 with Australia’s strategic priorities and connects government, institutional researchers, investors, entrepreneurs and the mainstream business community.
Episodes
Jul 10, 2025
News Wrap - Friday July 11, 2025
This week the InnovationAus editorial team discuss the machinery of government changes that shifted delivery agency Services Australia to the Department of Finance, and prospects of Australia joining Horizon Europe - the world's largest research fund - as an associate member. Plus everything else that happened this week.
Australia has some big decisions to make as policymakers look for ways to extract the maximum productivity value from artificial intelligence across the economy, while also building a sovereign industry. Vault Cloud CEO Rupert Taylor-Price has been a long-term advocate for local industry, and is one of the clearest thinkers on technology issues.
Jul 03, 2025
News Wrap - Friday July 4, 2025
This week was all about artificial intelligence and the national productivity debate. InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry joins James Riley to talk through the stories behind the headlines.
On this episode of the Commercial Disco, InnovationAus.com publisher Corrie McLeod talks to DigiCert chief executive Dr Amit Sinha about post-quantum threats, exploding machine identities and shrinking certificate lifespans, that are converging into a “perfect storm” for digital security leaders.
Tendertrace co-founder and chief revenue officer Luli Adeyemo has just returned from a successful trip to London Tech Week. In this episode of the Commercial Disco podcast, she talks about the company's plan to expand into the UK market later this year, and explores why London Tech Week is such a powerful event on the international technology event calendar.
In this episode of the Commercial Disco, Galileo Ventures co-founder and partner James Alexander puts forward a $5 billion, five-pillar strategy for developing sovereign AI capability and a strong local AI industry.
Jun 26, 2025
News Wrap - Friday June 27, 2025
The NSW and Queensland governments both delivered budgets this week, and both states unveiled substantial programs within the tech and innovation communities. InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry covered both.
Jun 26, 2025
PEXA chief technology officer Eglantine Etiemble
In this episode of the Commercial Disco, editorial director James Riley talks to PEXA chief technology officer Eglantine Etiemble about the evolution of the company from a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) initiative into a listed company processing more than 90 per cent of property transactions in Australia.
In this episode of The Commercial Disco, James Riley talks to Koki Mashita about the intersection of climate action, sovereign capability and the innovation economy.
On this episode of the Commercial Disco, editorial director James Riley talks with Cicada Innovations chief executive Sally Ann Williams about the need to address a fragmented policy landscape and switch on procurement as the most powerful tool of industrial transformation.