Australian inventors have boldly re-imagined communication across the spectrum of technologies: Graeme Clark's extraordinary Bionic Ear delivered deaf patients the sound of speech; John O'Sullivan and his CSIRO team created the world's first high-speed WiFi that dramatically changed the communication landscape worldwide; Henry Sutton's visionary ‘Telephane' was designed in Ballarat decades before the Television and post-master James Raymond established the world's first Pre-Paid Postage system in Sydney in 1838 with his delightfully simple pre-paid envelope.

The push for smarter farming is at the core of Australia's tough agricultural history. Richard and Clarence Smith quarrelled over who was the true inventor, but their Stump Jump Plough improved the economic prospects of farmers working difficult terrain. Frederic Wolseley's Mechanical Shears eventually won over the shearers and transformed the wool industry. Lew Bandt designed the Ute for farmers needing a comfortable working vehicle, and Benjamin Dunkerley invented a fur-cutting machine that led to the iconic Akubra.