In the world of innovation Australia has always punched well above its weight, including producing the first full length movie, cochlear ear implants, hills hoist, pacemaker, in-vitro fertilisation, wine casks and tonnes of others

In our monthly look into the Future, Gold Coast ABC’s Nicole Dyer and I chatted about what inventions we’ve already seen, what we might see ahead, how we will innovate and why innovation is imperative if Australia is going to continue to thrive in the future.

Listen now and let us know what you think is Australia’s greatest innovation and what you’d still like to see invented.