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NewsWrap - Friday 24 July 2026: Labor conference debates AI future

Jul 24, 2026 · 17 min · 7 segments

InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry and senior reporter Joseph Brookes read the tea leaves on AI policy at the Labor national conference in Adelaide, discuss a revamp of a flagship federal startup…

InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry and senior reporter Joseph Brookes read the tea leaves on AI policy at the Labor national conference in Adelaide, discuss a revamp of a flagship federal startup program, and highlight a recasting of Australian Research Council grants.

InnovationAus editor Justin Hendry and senior reporter Joseph Brookes read the tea leaves on AI policy at the Labor national conference in Adelaide, discuss a revamp of a flagship federal startup…

Speakers: Justin HendryHostJoseph BrookesGuest

Top entities: Australian Labor Party×11 Australian Research Council×8 Artificial intelligence×7 Katherine Bennell-Pegg×4 Adelaide×4

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Australian Labor PartyOrganizationPolitical party
97%11 mentions
Australian Research CouncilGovernment OrganizationFederal government office in Canberra Airport, Australia
92%8 mentions
Artificial intelligenceEntityProfessional field
87%7 mentions
Katherine Bennell-PeggPersonDirector of space technology of Australian Space Agency
82%4 mentions
AdelaideCityCity in Australia
76%4 mentions
Tim AyresPersonMinister for Industry and Innovation of Australia
71%5 mentions
Prime ministerEntity
66%4 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
61%6 mentions
OpenAICompanyGenerative AI company
55%1 mention
Tony SheldonPersonSenator of Australia
50%2 mentions
Parliament HouseTourist AttractionGovernment office in Capital Hill, Australia
45%1 mention
CanberraDefense EstablishmentCapital of Australia
39%1 mention
QueenslandAdministrative AreaAustralian State
32%1 mention
SydneyCityCity in Australia
32%1 mention
Royal Commission into the Robodebt SchemeEntity
24%1 mention
Anthony AlbanesePersonPrime Minister of Australia
18%1 mention
New South WalesAdministrative AreaAustralian State
13%1 mention
Jason ClarePersonMinister for Education of Australia
8%2 mentions
Southern LaunchCompanyCompany
3%1 mention

Public PolicyGovernment
Labor PartyPolitics > Political Parties
Political PartiesPolitics
Australian Labor PartyPolitics > Political Parties > Labor Party
Workplace ImpactTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI Policy
Research GrantsGovernment > Public Policy
Research FundingEconomics
Space ExplorationScience
AI PolicyTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
Space PolicyScience > Space Exploration
Politics
Economics
Technology
Government
Science
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
National ConferencePolitics > Political Parties > Labor Party > Australian Labor Party
Fair AI TaskforceTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI Policy > Workplace Impact
National Competitive GrantsGovernment > Public Policy > Research Grants
Funding ReformsGovernment > Public Policy > Research Grants > National Competitive Grants
Australian Space AgencyScience > Space Exploration > Space Policy
Industry DevelopmentScience > Space Exploration > Space Policy > Australian Space Agency
Grant AdministrationEconomics > Research Funding
Funding ChallengesEconomics > Research Funding > Grant Administration
Research InfrastructureEconomics > Research Funding > Grant Administration > Funding Challenges

Show Opening0:00 – 0:13

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[upbeat music] Direct from Parliament House in Canberra, join us as we discuss the most important stories in innovation and policymaking from the past week.

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Welcome to News Wrap.