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THE TOOLS FOR DESIGNING CITIES ARE CHANGING
A toolkit to help consultants better understand the role of data, design and technology in designing cities will be published today [21/02/18] at the Consult Australia ASPAC Leaders Conference in…
Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women
Vulnerable Australians are in the hands of workers who don't have time to properly care for them.ShutterstockThe aged care royal commission is the just the latest in an avalanche of…
Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It's time for a more balanced debate about the national interest
In 2018 13% of Chinese investment in Ausralia came from state-owned enterprises, with 87% from private companiesEric Prouzet/Unsplash, CC BY-SAChinese investment in Australia fell 36% in 2018, to A$8.2 billion…
Why Melbourne Businesses Are Switching to Sustainable Packaging Manufacturers
Across Australia, and particularly in Victoria, companies are rethinking how they operate in order to reduce their environmental impact. One major shift is in the packaging sector, where more businesses…
India's not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia's market access
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and other leaders involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) announced late yesterday that 15 of the 16 countries have finalised the text, and…
online retailing is changing our lives, whether we use it or not
Online prices drive offline prices.ShutterstockVital Signs is a regular economic wrap from UNSW economics professor Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the…
Starter's gun goes off on new phase of media concentration as Nine-Fairfax lead the way
The Nine-Fairfax Media deal, billed as the biggest shakeup in the Australian media landscape for decades, was widely anticipated once the Turnbull government repealed the main anti-concentration laws in 2017…
Why a Presilience mindset is crucial for thriving in the new normal
As we have now all experienced, the world we live in is truly Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) – from banking royal commissions, to bushfires and COVID-19, we have…