Can Australia play a leading role in imagining a tech future that isn’t controlled by either the US or China?

Johanna Weaver from the Tech Policy Design Institute expands on her recent essay ‘System Update - An Australian-led new deal for tech’ - https://www.australianforeignaffairs.com/essay/2025/06/tech-wars

 

Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch Chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis will also discuss:

• what the new Federal Parliament means for tech
• how Cloudflare could rewrite the game in copyright
• and the rise of Satanic Chat Bots

 

To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit -  https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome