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Selina Short

Selina Short is Managing Partner, Clients & Industries at EY Oceania.
She leads teams across Australia and New Zealand, aligning talent, technology, and sector insights to shape a more confident future.

Opinion

If nostalgia is Australia’s innovation story, no wonder we’re stuck

Selina Short - September 10, 2025 3 MIN READ

Australians love reminding ourselves we invented Wi-Fi, the black box and the Hills Hoist. But those stories are outdated. The challenges we face today are new. Nostalgia won’t build the systems we need to turn our next breakthrough into something the world buys. No wonder we rank 68 out of 69 countries for entrepreneurship in… Read more »

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