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url: "https://colindismuke.com/stream/2026-08-17-joseph-769506"
published: "2026-08-17T07:46:09.506Z"
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[Joseph Noel Walker (@JosephNWalker) on X](https://x.com/josephnwalker/status/2088949576661352832?s=12&t=1VvMgKp9KkvCReJhIZNjFg)

Andrew Charlton (@Charlton_AB) is the key federal politician shaping Australia's AI strategy.

In episode #1 of my 'Compute in Australia' series, he shares his thinking on how Australia can turn compute into sovereign AI -- "the oldest industrial policy trick in the book" -- and