5 Key Characteristics of a Good Mentor
Finding a good mentor is more than an opportunity for networking: these professional relationships are how we learn and grow from the knowledge of those whose footsteps we hope to foll...
Vital Signs: we'll never cut unemployment to 0%, but less than 4% should be our goal
ShutterstockOne of the most concerning things that happens in any recession is the spike in unemployment. The COVID-19-induced recession in Australia and around the world is no exception &nd...
We put forward a way to govern ASIC better. The government said no
The current governance/management crisis at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ASIC has seen a deputy chairman resign and the chairman step aside under a cloud.It might ha...
Rather than recalling unsafe products, why not ensure they're safe in the first place?
ShutterstockThe death of Brittney Conway, the three-year-old Gold Coast girl killed by swallowing a button battery, has again drawn attention to deaths and injuries caused by consumer goods ...
Pumped hydro isn't our energy future, it's our past
It’s now beyond dispute that — for new electricity generation — solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy are cheaper than anything else: cheaper than new coal fired ...
Blink and you'll miss it: what the budget did for working mums
Amy Humphries/UpsplashWorking mothers get something in the budget, but not much, and not for long.Before the budget the second earner in a couple with young children (usually the mother) los...
Momentum vs underdog status: this time the advantage is with Joe Biden
Polls highly favour Joe Biden to win the US presidential election. These polls are not just abstract information. By telling prospective voters who is the most likely to win, can they influe...
Luke Lazarus Turns Startups into Competitive Firms
Globalization has numerous benefits. It also has some demerits. People have a higher standard of living; because of the increased availability of high-quality and cheap consumer goods;...
The Significance of Letterboxes
Ever since an email was made publicly available in 1996, the art of sending handwritten letters had lost its appeal and importance. These days, communication is much improved, and you ...
'Could do better': Top Australian economists award the budget a cautious pass
Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-NDAustralia’s leading economists have struggled to grade this month’s budget. Challenged by the Economic Society of Australia and The Convers...
Google's huge market share doesn't automatically make it a monopoly
shutterstockThis week the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a lawsuit accusing Google of using “anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in the mark...
A fad, not a solution: 'city deals' are pushing universities into high-rise buildings
ms.nen/ShutterstockLet’s talk about “city deals”. The Australian government is.Its…
Gaming the board: Crown Resorts shows you just can't bet on 'independent' directors
ShutterstockWhat’s the difference between an independent and non-independent director?This que…
Explainer: why the government can't simply cancel its pandemic debt by printing more money
www.shutterstock.comWith the government borrowing heavily to fund its pandemic response and recovery…
At the heart of the broken model for funding aged care is broken trust. Here's how to fix it
fizkes/ShutterstockThis article is part of our series on the future of aged care.The Royal Commissio…
Mathias Cormann wants to lead the OECD. The choice it makes will be pivotal
VOLGAVOLGA/ShutterstockMy old OECD boss Secretary General (SG) Angel Gurria’s third term is co…
Another building-site death adds to demands for industrial manslaughter laws
ShutterstockThe death of 23-year-old apprentice Jonnie Hartshorn on a Perth university building site…
The budget promises jobs, but does little for workers in the gig economy
ShutterstockTreasurer Josh Frydenberg promised a federal budget focused on “jobs, jobs, jobs&r…
Beyond the police state to COVID-safe: life after lockdown will need a novel approach
As second-wave outbreaks of COVID-19 around the world demonstrate, it’s a tricky transition fr…
New modelling finds investing in childcare and aged care almost pays for itself
Gaukhar Yerk/ShutterstockIn the absence of an official analysis of the impact of the budget by gende…
No snapback: the budget sets us up for an unreasonably slow recovery. Here's how
Lukas Coch/AAPJosh Frydenberg has told us his 2020 Budget is “all about jobs”. What he h…
Common Road Safety Practices To Avoid Breakdowns
A towing service in Sydney can help you out if you are stranded in or around Sydney. Such towing f…
Virgin sacrifice: boardroom bloodletting signals a classic private-equity hijacking
Richard Wainwright/AAPUS private equity firm Bain Capital won’t formally assume control of Vir…
COVID won't kill populism, even though populist leaders have crisis badly
Alex Brandon/APThree of the world’s most populist leaders of modern times – Donald Trump…
Vital Signs: yes, we need to make things in Australia, but not like in the past
ShutterstockMuch of the focus of Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s budget reply speech was …
