David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The ACT is full of innovative small businesses. Over the past few months, my team and I have visited dozens of small-business owners, entrepreneurs and passionate advocates of innovation in Canberra. I want to share some of their stories, as I believe their names should be known to the legislators in this place.

FLINTpro provides carbon estimates for land used at highly variable temporospatial scales. Wildlife Drones produces drones that can track more frequencies simultaneously than anybody else in the market. Geospatial Intelligence's patented technology, Mercury, can do things in the geolocation intelligence space that I didn't know were possible until they showed me. Majura Valley Free Range Eggs are proud to boast the oldest occupied house and the oldest operating farm in the ACT. Aurabox's world-leading software allows for the seamless sharing of medical imaging between doctors and patients. CDFS started out as a small IT house and have since grown to become Australia's leading supplier of digital forensic tools and training. Goterra's insect based waste management system turns waste into fertiliser. Wing chose to base their world-first drone delivery service in Canberra and specifically chose it to work with the regulators here. And Penten's world-class cyber defence and security products were first used by governments in the UK before they managed to win an Australian government contract, despite the company being founded here in Canberra.

I could go on. I've only got two minutes. I'm proud to represent an electorate with so many smart, forward-thinking people working to make Canberra a world-leading innovation hub.