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News Wrap: Friday 10 April 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  14:02
The biggest tech news story of the past week is the Artemis II mission. After more than 50 years, Humankind heads back to the moon. In this episode of NewsWrap, we talk about the echoes of the past - and in particular, the amazing flight of Apollo 8.
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News Wrap: Friday 27 March 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  14:56
The long awaited Data Centre Principles landed this week (albeit re-branded as 'expectations') and the federal government announced that it would fast-track negotiations to join the $155 billion Horizon Europe research program. Justin Hendry and James Riley talk through the biggest stories in Australian tech policy.
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News Wrap: Friday 20 March 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  20:49
In this episode of NewsWrap, James Riley and InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry unpick the many threads of the Strategic Examination of R&D and its many recommendations.
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News Wrap [LIVE]: Friday 13 March 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  28:52
In this special episode of News Wrap [LIVE] InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry talks to James Riley about the biggest tech stories of the week, including Atlassian's 1,600 job cuts, Allegra Spender's tax reform proposals, and the new AI CRC dollar commitments that won't arrive until 2028.
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News Wrap: Friday 6 March 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  14:21
On a day that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to Canberra to sell the benefits of middle power collaboration on sectors like critical minerals and AI, InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry joins James Riley to discuss the week's biggest stories.
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News Wrap: Friday 27 February 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  14:28
In this episode of NewsWrap, InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry and James Riley discuss the changing AI policy landscape, the DTA's naughty list and a sudden IBM value crash.
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News Wrap: Friday 20 February 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  16:31
In this episode of NewsWrap, InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry and James Riley discuss Andrew Charlton's attendance at the AI Impact Summit in India, the Queensland Premier David Crusafulli on PsiQuantum and NSW Minister for Planning Paul Scully on a new semiconductor packaging facility being built in western Sydney – and everything else that happened in tech this week.
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News Wrap: Friday 13 February 2026

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  16:53
In this episode of News Wrap, editorial director James Riley and editor Justin Hendry examine what's ahead in 2026, including the government's outstanding legislation agenda, the Strategic Examination of Research and Development, and the DTA's disappointing review of tech mega deals.
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NewsWrap: Year in Review 2025

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  News Wrap   |  20:18
In this special episode of InnovationAus' weekly NewsWrap, join publisher Corrie McLeod, editor Justin Hendry and correspondent James Riley on a trip down memory lane, reliving the big themes of the year's reporting.
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NewsWrap Friday 12 December 2025

Posted on   |  with Justin Hendry   |  News Wrap   |  21:12
In this episode of News Wrap, editorial director James Riley and editor Justin Hendry examine the attention Australia's social media ban is gathering around the world, the government walking back a plan for expert AI advisers and Defence's evolving tech stack.
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