Press Releases

Press Releases

Unlocking Australia's productivity paradox. Why things aren't that super
At least in the movies, Superman is getting less productive. We are scarcely any more productive than we were two years ago, and it is weighing on wages.Shutterstock2018 marks the…
What Metal Fabrication Involves
Metal fabrication is a process in which metal components are converted into useful machines and structures. The process involves the manipulation of raw material, usually steel, in workshops commonly known…
How iGaming Can Help the Sports Media Business
We could be entering into a golden age of sports betting due to changes in laws, and a willingness from more mainstream sports media to embrace iGaming. Depending on where you…
HomeBuilder might be the most-complex least-equitable construction jobs program ever devised
Jason Pofahl/UnsplashHomeBuilder is a good idea gone bad. It is possibly the most complex and least equitable program the government could have devised to deliver construction jobs.It gives $25,000 to…
Defence mechanisms. Why NAB chairman Ken Henry lost his job
Ken Henry on ABC 7.30 Thursday night. "We have not been able to satisfy customer expectations, nor community expectations. As I said, for that, we are deeply sorry."ABCDefensive, some say…
the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief
The deal to crank up Adelaide’s desalination plant to make more water available to farmers in the drought-stricken Murray-Darling Basin makes no sense.It involves the federal government paying the South…
Why your local supermarket is getting smaller
Woolworths has already announced it will open more smaller stores. ShutterstockIf you think your local supermarket is shrinking, you might be right.Coles has announced that it will open smaller-sized supermarkets…
What happens when companies remove expiry dates on gift cards?
giftcardsWikimedia, CC BYFrom April 1 onwards, new Woolworths gift cards will no longer have an expiry date, and all gift cards sold in New South Wales will have a three-year…