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NewsWrap: Friday 11 September 2026 – Kevin Rudd’s radical plan for national security, economic resilience

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  NewsWrap   |  19:00
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia could now be called 'The Complacent Country', with Donald Horne's 'Lucky Country' tag now well past its use-by date. In this episode, James Riley and InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry discuss Mr Rudd's industry policy proposals outlined in a speech this week to the National Press Club.
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NewsWrap: Friday 21 August 2026 – Andrew Charlton on leveraging data centres to build AI

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  NewsWrap   |  19:32
In a speech that put meat on the bones of government ambitions for Australia to become AI makers rather than takers, Assistant Minister for the Digital Economy Dr Andrew Charlton last week outlined how investment in data centres can be leveraged to capture more of the value on offer in the AI stack. Justin Hendry takes us through it.
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NewsWrap Friday 14 August – Malinauskas takes the wheel on AI

Posted on   |  with James Riley   |  NewsWrap   |  18:54
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas' plan for a Royal Commission into AI puts him at the head of a national conversation about jobs, skills and social licence in Australia's response to artificial intelligence. InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry joins James Riley for a closer look.
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