Training talent and attracting skills - where will Australia’s workers come from?
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath speaks with Kristian Stratton from Australian Industry Group Apprentice and Trainee Centre about one of the biggest challenges facing Australian industry: fin...
26 Jun 24min
From button batteries to Quantum - the role of standards in modern industry
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath speaks with Rod Balding, CEO of Standards Australia, about why standards are far more than technical documents and how they shape safety, markets and Australi...
29 Mai 23min
What the Budget does and doesn’t deliver: progress since the 2025 productivity roundtable
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath and Dr. Jeff Wilson from the Australian Industry Group unpack the 2026-27 Federal Budget and assess how it measures up against the economic reform agenda set ...
15 Mai 32min
Biofuels, fuel security and what ethanol could do for Australia
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath speaks with Ash Salardini, CEO of Australian Sugar Manufacturers, about the role biofuels - particularly ethanol - could play in strengthening Australia’s fue...
1 Mai 24min
The deeper supply chain impacts of the Iran conflict
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath and Jeff Wilson from the Australian Industry Group return to the conflict in Iran, as impacts move beyond fuel prices and deepen across industrial supply chai...
17 Apr 31min
What the Strategic Examination of Research and Development Means for Industry, Innovation and Productivity
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath and David Martin from the Australian Industry Group discuss the final report of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development in Australia and what it...
2 Apr 29min
How the Iran conflict is rippling through Australia’s fuel market and supply chains
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath and Jeff Wilson from the Australian Industry Group discuss how the conflict in Iran is disrupting liquid fuel supply, international freight, and critical indu...
19 Mar 28min
