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What will be the economic impact of the 2019-20 bushfires?
By Dan Hadley >>
SOME EVENTS cannot be quantified completely in just economic terms or numbers. The Australian bushfire crisis that has impacted the country since September 2019 is a prime example.
Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize-winning Economist, advocated the idea that almost anything can indeed have an assigned cost – even pollution or devastation en…
Issue #95
LEADERS 2019–2020
Special Edition
AUSTRALIA’S MOST DYNAMIC
BUSINESS LEADERS
How innovation is built in for
sustainable growth.
Why astute access to capital
makes the difference.
Leading through knowledge,
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Latest Business News
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25 Jan, 2020SpareBizSpace engineers a new kind of ‘space-age’
Queensland LeadersSPAREBIZSPACE is an organisation solving dual problems faced in an ever-increasingly mobile and transient world: how to find the right business space at the right price, and how to make money out of your under-utilised space.
In fact, founder and CEO Helen Cowley describes SpareBizSpace as “like Airbnb for business”.
“We focus…
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23 Jan, 2020Holiday at Home campaign to kickstart tourism recovery
Travel, Tourism & EventsTHE Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has congratulated Tourism Australia on launching the first step in its Holiday Here This Year campaign.
“This campaign has been quick off the blocks and will work to capitalise on the good will and sentiment shared by all Australians in helping to get the communities affected by…
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20 Jan, 2020Govt's small business bushfire relief: up to $50k grants, $500k loans welcomed
Regional Economic DevelopmentTHE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell said the Federal Government’s support package for bushfire-affected small businesses will help viable small businesses get back on their feet.
“The Federal Government is responding to the needs expressed by small business representatives at the…
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19 Jan, 2020Gov't 'recovery funds' welcomed by tourism industry
Travel, Tourism & EventsTHE Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a $76 million industry specific bushfire recovery fund.
“Today’s announcement of the Governments Rebuilding Australian Tourism package will be welcomed by tourism businesses across Australia,” ATEC managing director Peter Shelley…
Innovative Australian Companies
Bringing Australian bio-medical innovations to market: iQ Group Global
By Leon Gettler >>
AUSTRALIA has produced a number of innovations in the biotech space. Companies like Cochlear and Resmed have been global leaders.…
Advisory Board Centre builds a foundation for better business growth
By Mike Sullivan >>
IT TAKES a prescient vision to create a business that specialises in helping others to develop an innovation that made your own…
Nautech doubles down on innovation
NAUTECH Group is an organisation making giant strides forward ‘on the double’.
It seems as if Moore’s law – which refers to the power of…
Companies on the Move
UK insurance firm provides tech to help prevent issues
By Leon Gettler >>
NEOS is an insurance company with a difference – a technological difference.
Apart from policies, the UK insurance firm also…
People on the Move
Recruitment entrepreneur Steve Scanlan takes stake in Technology People
FRESH OFF the back of selling his remaining share in Recon Solutions, Steve Scanlan has announced he will join Sydney’s Technology People as director…
Innovation
Bringing Australian bio-medical innovations to market: iQ Group Global
By Leon Gettler >>
AUSTRALIA has produced a number of innovations in the biotech space. Companies like Cochlear and Resmed have been global…
Trade
QRC leads drive in US and Qld to highlight critical minerals potential globally and locally
THE Queensland Resources Council (QRC) is participating in high-level meetings in Washington DC and Mount Isa…
Asia-Pacific
In the 'people business' - Pope Francis preaches gospel of…
By Ellen Boonstra, Asia correspondent >>
IN A GLOBALIZED world that is increasingly linked yet beset with all sorts of…
Digital Business
Pixevety helps families and schools manage photo privacy…
By Leon Gettler >>
COLIN ANSON created Pixevety, a photo management system designed to provide families and schools…
Editorial
Australia needs leadership now, not rulership
BUSINESS ACUMEN’s special report on leadership, in edition 93, could not be more timely. Or more poignant. Or better…
Management
Workplaces are on the frontline in emerging Australian mental health crisis
AN EMERGING crisis in the mental health of Australia is costing the economy between $43 billion and $51 billion a year, according to a draft paper by…
Opinion
Grow our productive industries then productivity will look after itself.
By John Sheridan >>
A FEW DAYS AGO, former Treasury boss Ken Henry said, "Something is desperately wrong" with…
Business Travel & Events
Holiday at Home campaign to kickstart tourism recovery
In Brief
IPA warns employers about 'now lost' superannuation loophole
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has issued a warning to employers that a loophole, which has seen wage theft…
Research & Books
Australia’s ageing population: Pressure that’s only set to rise…
By Dan Hadley >>
AUSTRALIA’s population is ageing. Older Australians are a growing proportion of the total…
News Feature
Dining, feasting, entertaining: Cuisine on Cue marks 25 years
Regional Economic Development
Govt's small business bushfire relief: up to $50k grants, $500k loans welcomed
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell said the Federal Government’s support…
Manufacturing Acumen
Shadow Minister Brendan O’Connor addresses workforce capability and availability at National Manufacturing Summit
SHADOW Minister for Employment and Industry, Science and Small and Family Business, Brendan O’Connor, will address delegates at the National…
Aviation Acumen
Best in the flying business: Aviation Week’s Laureate Award winners named
AVIATION WEEK Network has named the winners of its 63rd Annual Laureate Awards, honouring extraordinary achievements in global aerospace.
The 2020 Laureate Awards will take place on March 12, 2020 at the National…
Automotive Acumen
Walkinshaw Andretti United join fundraising race in Lloyds Bushfire Appeal Auction
ONE of Australia’s most popular Australian motor racing teams, Walkinshaw Andretti United, has donated an inspirational package to raise funds for those affected in the current bushfire crisis.
The…
Debt Recovery & Management
DG Institute warns on dangers of new credit file databases
THE new credit reporting laws will considerably affect the one in six Australians currently deep in debt, or anyone who has ever borrowed money in…
Legal
Ombudsman backs unfair contract term protections for small business
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed the opportunity to advocate for stronger unfair contract term…
Acumen Archives
Less pain and effort now it’s Ezy-As
For many, the arduous task of donning compression stockings can be frustrating. This is especially true if the wearer is living independently,…
Business Incubator: ACS Labs
Technology association ACS to overhaul governance, form as a company
ACS, the association for Australia’s technology profession, is set to become a company limited by guarantee, in the wake of a special general meeting…
Queensland Leaders
SpareBizSpace engineers a new kind of ‘space-age’
SPAREBIZSPACE is an organisation solving dual problems faced in an ever-increasingly mobile and transient world: how to find the right business space at the right price, and how to make money out of…
NSW Leaders
Ceramisphere technology goes global
By Mike Sullivan >>
CAN CERAMIC micro-encapsulation technology – a new materials process originally developed by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation – change the world for the…
Victorian Leaders
From HR Gurus to Millennial who-do
South Australian Leaders
Clarke Energy changes the power game
CLARKE ENERGY is building a reputation for being one of the most agile and innovative power generation suppliers in the country as Australia transitions to multi-source power generation.
The…
Western Australian Leaders
CFO Centre gives companies a new analytical edge
Creative Industries
Vloggi brings cheap (but good) video production to SMEs
By Leon Gettler >>
HOW CAN a non-profit group or business make a cheap video? The answer lies in team work and crowdsourcing.
Sydney tech start-up…
Sports Business
First Asia-focused sports tech investment house launched by…
VARCIS Capital recently launched what it labels the world’s first Asia-focused sports technology investment and advisory house.
Headquartered in…
Indigenous Business
First Nations Foundation launches world-first Indigenous…
FIRST NATIONS Foundation (FNF) is today launching the world’s first digital financial literacy education program to…
Advertising & Marketing
CrowdMedia influences the Influencers
By Leon Gettler >>
HOW DO the big brands market themselves to millennials when the younger generation no longer watches TV or listens to…
Training & Careers
Improvement in women's representation comes across every…
MALE Champions of Change (MCC) have released their annual Impact Report (FY2018-19) detailing progress and outcomes in…
Finance & Investment
IPA cheers targeted, simpler small business tax concessions
THE Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has commended the Board of Taxation for its holistic review of small business tax…
Agribusiness
Dairy Code disputes: Farmers get help through the Small and Family Business Ombudsman
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell said her office was now offering assistance with disputes that…
Community Business
Australian shipping steps up to help bushfire-hit areas
AUSTRALIAN shipping is playing an important role in the relief effort following the devastating bushfires in NSW and Victoria.
Maritime Union of…
Better Business Technology
New 5G report helps Australian businesses ‘prepare to profit’
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