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It's the only way to save Australia from a deep hole, but innovation policy is missing in action

Written by Roy Green, Emeritus Professor & UTS innovation adviser, University of Technology Sydney

Mining accounts for about half of Australia's exports. In terms of 'economic complexity', the nation ranks 59th in the world, between Kazakhstan and Lebanon. Shutterstock

Three years ago, then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull went to an election spruiking the wonders of innovation. “There has never been a more exciting time to be an...

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