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Tech Mirror

How do we ensure technology makes our lives better? Tech Mirror explores how technology impacts our lives: the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful.

How do we ensure technology makes our lives better? Tech Mirror explores how technology impacts our lives: the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful.

 

#50

Part 5: Next Steps

This is the final episode of TPDI’s 5-part Tech Mirror mini-series, Australia vs Soc... more

26 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:47

26 Nov 2025


#49

Part 4: Implementation

This is episode 4 of TPDi’s 5-partTech Mirror mini-series, Australia vs Social Media... more

21 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:50

21 Nov 2025


#48

Part 3: The Law

This is episode 3 of a 5-part Tech Mirror mini-series, Australia vs Social Media: Inside t... more

18 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:48

18 Nov 2025


#47

Part 2: The Politics

This is episode 2 of a special 5-part Tech Mirror mini-series, Australia vs Social Media: ... more

13 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:11

13 Nov 2025


#46

Part 1: The Harms

In this 5-part Tech Mirror mini-series, Australia vs Social Media, we’re exploring A... more

10 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:14

10 Nov 2025


#45

Australia vs Social Media

When Australia passed its world-first law setting a minimum age for social media, the head... more

05 Nov 2025

01 MINS

01:26

05 Nov 2025


#44

Liability Is Not A Dirty Word, with Casey Mock from the Centre for Human Technology

Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer at the Center for Humane Technology, Casey Mock jo... more

03 Dec 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:18

03 Dec 2024


#43

Country, Kin and Technology

Angie Abdilla, Professor and the ANU School of Cybernetics, founder of Old Ways, New, and ... more

07 Oct 2024

45 MINS

45:52

07 Oct 2024


#42

Plurality: A Vision of the Future of Democracy and Society

Taiwan’s inaugural Digital Minister, Audrey Tang, and author and founder of RadicalxChange... more

10 Sep 2024

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:52

10 Sep 2024


#41

Cyber Power: Alliances and Accountability

Brendan Dowling Australia's Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology is Johann... more

19 Aug 2024

49 MINS

49:55

19 Aug 2024


#40

Privacy: We Can Have Our Cake And Eat It Too

Carly Kind assumed her role as Privacy Commissioner in February this year. In this episode... more

01 Jul 2024

47 MINS

47:27

01 Jul 2024


#39

Getting Under the Hood of Social Media with Frances Haugen

Frances Haugen came to the world’s attention in 2021 as a whistle-blower, after filing a s... more

17 Apr 2024

47 MINS

47:32

17 Apr 2024


#38

TPDC's Brand New Education Program!

We’re excited to announce that the Tech Mirror Podcast will be returning to its regular sc... more

22 Mar 2024

04 MINS

04:53

22 Mar 2024


#37

War Has Rules (yes, even in cyberspace)

This is a special episode of Tech Mirror on the imperative to protect civilians from digit... more

11 Dec 2023

58 MINS

58:32

11 Dec 2023


#36

Privacy: Move Fast and Regulate It

Curious about the future of privacy in Australia? Join us as we delve into the world of pr... more

27 Nov 2023

55 MINS

55:05

27 Nov 2023


#35

Beyond the Pause: Australia’s AI Opportunity – Part 1

Ever wish you could sit down with a real-deal AI technologist and ask them what’s on earth... more

18 Oct 2023

51 MINS

51:40

18 Oct 2023


#34

Beyond the Pause: Australia’s AI Opportunity – Part 2

Ever wish you could sit down with a real-deal AI technologist and ask them what’s on earth... more

18 Oct 2023

39 MINS

39:37

18 Oct 2023


#33

Regulating Digital Empires

In this joint episode of Tech Mirror and the National Security Podcast, Anu Bradford and J... more

09 Oct 2023

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:16

09 Oct 2023


#32

Internet Governance is Sexy

Recorded on location in the margins of NetThing and the Asia Pacific Internet Governance F... more

11 Sep 2023

40 MINS

40:13

11 Sep 2023


#31

The Social and Moral Imperative to Act

Johanna speaks with Alice Dawkins, Executive Director of Reset.Tech Australia, an independ... more

21 Aug 2023

35 MINS

35:16

21 Aug 2023


#30

Everything is Content Moderation

Johanna speaks with Evelyn Douek, assistant Professor at Stanford Law School (and former c... more

31 Jul 2023

35 MINS

35:44

31 Jul 2023


#29

Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future

In this episode Johanna speaks with author and journalist Tracey Spicer about her new book... more

26 Jun 2023

34 MINS

34:37

26 Jun 2023


#28

Keeping Pace: The Case for Digital Regulation

In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna is in conversation with Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair ... more

12 Jun 2023

42 MINS

42:14

12 Jun 2023


#27

Shutdowns and spyware: Human Rights in the Digital Era

Johanna speaks with Brett Solomon, co-founder and Executive Director of Access Now, about ... more

22 May 2023

36 MINS

36:48

22 May 2023


#26

Tech & Democracy: Brain Surgery in a Taxi

In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna speaks to Nitin Pai, co-founder and director of th... more

24 Apr 2023

43 MINS

43:07

24 Apr 2023


#25

Digital Identify: Waking Sleeping Gorillas

In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna speaks to Amit Singh, a member of the expert panel... more

27 Mar 2023

49 MINS

49:18

27 Mar 2023


#24

BONUS EPISODE: Cracking the Code: IWD 2023

The theme of IWD this year is Cracking the Code: Innovation for a gender equal future. In ... more

07 Mar 2023

27 MINS

27:25

07 Mar 2023


#23

Privacy is Not Dead

In this episode, Johanna brings together a group of Australian privacy experts to discuss ... more

26 Feb 2023

48 MINS

48:42

26 Feb 2023


#22

Converge

Dr Catherine Ball, businesswoman, futurist, and ‘dame of drones’ sits down with Johanna We... more

15 Dec 2022

56 MINS

56:23

15 Dec 2022


#21

Security by Design or Disaster?

Professor Lee Bygrave, Director of the Norwegian Research Centre for Computers and Law in ... more

24 Nov 2022

48 MINS

48:02

24 Nov 2022