Press Releases

Press Releases

Next time, we've got to handle emergency donations better
As Australia burned over summer, many of us gave generously, donating an extraordinary A$500 million by mid-January.Charities had to scramble, as did organisations directing us to charities. For its new…
budget tax-upmanship as we head towards polling day
For the government this “election budget” is an exercise in juggling. On the one hand, it is throwing out voter bait. On the other, it is running hard on the…
Finding realestate in Melbourne the highly ranked livable city
Year after year, Melbourne has been named in the top ten most livable cities in the World. Does that make realestate less affordable? Each year, the list of the…
There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney's Opal Tower, but they extend beyond building…
The reasons for the cracked concrete that triggered the evacuation – twice – of residents from Sydney’s Opal Tower over Christmas and the New Year are unknown and will take…
It's a new era for Australia's whistleblowers – in the private sector
Whistleblowing will always take some type of toll, but it need not be career suicide.www.shutterstock.comAs strange as it might sound, whistleblowers in Australia have reason to rejoice – so long…
there was no time to make it perfect
ShutterstockNo Australian government has ever spent A$130 billion so quickly. Last Tuesday, when the Prime Minister announced the government would subsidise six million jobs for six months to the tune…
Newsflash. For most, energy remains affordable
It's low-income earners and renters who are paying moreShutterstockElectricity prices have doubled in the past ten years, climbing 117%, which is 76% more than inflation. Gas prices climbed 89%, 53%…
It's hard to make money in aged care, and that's part of the problem
The rules make it hard to make reasonable money providing a reasonable service.ShutterstockPrime Minister Scott Morrison announced a Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Sunday, responding to…