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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Mars 28min
What industry wants from South Australia and Victoria in an election year
In this episode of DBrief, Louise McGrath speaks with the Australian Industry Group’s state heads, Tim Piper in Victoria and Estha van der Linden in South Australia, to explore what businesses on the ...
6 Mars 32min
Inside Australia’s 2026 Industry Outlook: costs, tech investment and regulatory pressure
In this episode, Louise McGrath and Dr Jeffrey Wilson unpack Australian Industry Group's Australian Industry Outlook for 2026, revealing a landscape where businesses are juggling rising costs, mixed d...
20 Feb 33min
