Press Releases

Press Releases

Nationwide call for daring and innovative ideas to fight COVID-19
ACS, the professional association for Australia’s technology sector, will host over 2,000 participants for the online ‘Flatten the Curve hackathon’ taking place this weekend. The event, running over 48 hours from…
how the vested interests lie about negative gearing
When you want to take back a multibillion-dollar giveaway to the country’s wealthiest, expect them to put up a fight. The Labor Party’s proposal to reduce the tax advantages of…
The coronavirus survival challenge for NZ tourism: affordability and sustainability
www.shutterstock.comWith no international flights arriving for the foreseeable future, there is little doubt that, immediately post-COVID-19, the New Zealand tourism industry will rely entirely on domestic travel. Without underplaying the…
Australia Post ORIAS winners announced
The 2018 Australia Post Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAS) winners were announced last night at the ICC Sydney Grand Ballroom, with over 800 guests in attendance. Guests were treated to…
If you want to boost the economy, big infrastructure projects won't cut it: new Treasury boss
Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy – in the job for for just weeks after moving across from the department of infrastructure last month – has dismissed talk of spending big on…
What the Royal Commission can do if the banks don't play ball on evidence
At the first round of hearings of the Financial Services Royal Commission, the counsel assisting, Rowena Orr QC, was unimpressed with the material some of the banks have provided. The…
We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants
www.shutterstock.comAs Australia contemplates its post-COVID economy, industrial relations reform has been repackaged by some as the way to “kickstart” growth.The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has called for our workplace…
welcome to the bizarro world of negative interest rates
In DC Comics' world of opposites, a bizarro bond is "guaranteed to lose money". Today a bizarro bond is not just a fantasy.www.shutterstock.comIn 1960 DC Comics introduced the “Bizarro” planet…