2016. Innovation Rhetoric and Reality: An Introduction to the TIM Review's Special Issue on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Australia. Technology Innovation Management Review, 6(6): 5-10
Introduction
It is rumoured that the word "innovation" was barred from ministerial lexicons during Tony Abbott’s terms as Prime Minister of Australia. Now, with Malcolm Turnbull as Australia’s Prime Minister, by way of total contrast, it is difficult to find a ministerial utterance that does not connect innovation with jobs and growth. However, as the 2015 Australian Innovation System report makes clear, innovation is a complex phenomenon (Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2015).