WiseTech Global founder Richard White will return to the Consensus Awards 22 years after his 2004 win, confirmed as keynote speaker and Platinum Founders Award recipient for the 2026 25th Anniversary Gala.

A 25-year analysis of Consensus Award winners has revealed an extraordinary 95.3% commercial success rate, with Atlassian and WiseTech Global among the companies recognised by the Australian innovation awards program before becoming global success stories.

From breakthrough autism research to a new approach to wound healing, Edition II of the 2025 Consensus Awards celebrated Australian innovation with global potential, recognising two MedTech Winners alongside two Highly Commended Innovation recipients.

Australian innovation in cybersecurity and mining took centre stage in Edition I of the 2025 Consensus Awards, with Secure My Identity and Closed Loop Mining System receiving Consensus Innovation Awards and Solar(chi)tecture earning a GreenTech Notable Mention.

Five Australian technologies were recognised as Winners across two editions of the 2024 Consensus Awards, spanning construction, MedTech, EdTech, FinTech and digital innovation. A further two technologies received Highly Commended recognition in a year showcasing the breadth of Australian-developed technology.

Six Australian technologies were recognised in the 2023 Consensus Awards, spanning cybersecurity, environmental technology, private capital, aerospace and digital education. From hypersonic propulsion to stormwater filtration, the winners showcased the remarkable breadth of Australian innovation.

In an extraordinary year, the Consensus Awards continued online, recognising two Australian technologies despite the disruption of COVID-19. Triggr and 1WordFlow emerged as the 2020 Winners, demonstrating innovation, performance and strong commercial potential.

The second round of the 2019 Consensus Software Awards saw WiseTech Global Founder Richard White return to Consensus, 15 years after his own win, to co-present the Awards alongside Founder Julian Day and recognise another generation of Australian technology innovators.

The first round of the 2019 Consensus Software Awards celebrated Australian-developed technology at PwC Barangaroo, recognising ConnectiX as a Winner alongside Highly Commended recipients CENTRO Assist and EncompaaS.

Four Australian-developed technologies were recognised at the 2018 Consensus Awards at PwC Barangaroo, with The Hon. Zed Seselja presenting Awards across Software and Innovation to technologies demonstrating outstanding innovation, performance and commercial potential.

Australian technology innovators were recognised at the 2017 Consensus Awards at PwC Barangaroo, with The Hon. Craig Laundy joining industry leaders to celebrate locally developed technologies spanning cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, strategy and digital innovation.

From globally adopted estimating software and sustainable building materials to children's digital education and some of Australia's leading technology professionals and journalists, the 2016 Consensus Awards celebrated innovation in all its forms.

Five outstanding Australian technologies were recognised at the 2014 Consensus Awards, spanning event and enterprise software, sustainable manufacturing, energy-efficient HVAC and a revolutionary university teaching laboratory. The Awards were presented by Senator The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos at The University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre.

The 2013 Consensus Awards celebrated Australian and New Zealand innovators developing technology with a purpose, recognising solutions tackling real-world challenges across financial reporting, business automation, consumer technology and healthcare.

Four outstanding Australian and New Zealand technology companies were named winners at the 2012 Consensus Awards in Sydney, presented by The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull and celebrating innovations transforming payroll, project management, business systems and software testing.

From hotel bookings to field teams, risk management and the factory floor, four Australian software innovations were recognised at the 2011 Consensus Software Awards in Sydney.

The 2010 Consensus Awards celebrated an outstanding group of Australian and New Zealand innovators, recognising technologies transforming software, education, energy and sustainability — and demonstrating the extraordinary breadth of innovation being built across the region.

Eleven technologies were recognised across the 2009 Consensus Software and GreenTech Awards, celebrating Australian and New Zealand innovation spanning software, law enforcement, enterprise data, renewable energy, carbon management and energy efficiency.

Australia's most innovative software companies were recognised at the 2008 Consensus Software Awards, celebrating breakthrough technologies across mobile payments, insurance, healthcare, environmental sustainability and enterprise software. Presented by The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP, the Awards highlighted Australian-developed solutions with the innovation, technical excellence and commercial potential to compete on the global stage and shape the future of the software industry.

The 2007 Consensus Software Awards, held on 1 May 2007 at the Sheraton on the Park in Sydney, celebrated another exceptional year of Australian software innovation. Supported by IBM and Microsoft, the Awards recognised organisations developing world-class technology across a diverse range of industries, reinforcing Australia's growing reputation for software innovation with global commercial potential.