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Brisbane City helps businesses overcome pandemic … with compassion
BRISBANE City Council – Australia’s largest municipality – has rolled out a comprehensive series of measures and new support services to assist businesses adjust to, and hopefully survive through, the coronavirus upheaval.
The council last month initiated a $7.9 million business relief package including fee waivers and has backed it up with a range of
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25 May, 2020Building industry calls for a $13 billion stimulus action plan
Regional Economic DevelopmentA $13.2 BILLION building and construction stimulus action would drive over $30 billion in new economic activity and create more than 100,000 new jobs across the economy, according to new EY economic modelling commissioned by Master Builders Australia.
Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders said, "We are seeking stimulus not…
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23 May, 2020That’s the pandemic spirit: ‘We’ll make sanitiser’
Companies on the MoveBRISBANE DISTILLERY Company has not only performed a highly useful community service in turning its manufacturing capabilities over to producing hand sanitiser, it has also consequently boosted local employment.
While thousands of businesses have been repurposing their capabilities to create valuable services to their…
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20 May, 2020Stopping ‘Zoombombing’ from the COVID-19 trenches
Better Business TechnologyBy Leon Gettler >>
ONE OF the biggest issues facing Zoom is ‘Zoombombing’. That’s when uninvited intruders break into and disrupt the meeting.
They jump into public Zoom calls and use the platform’s screen-sharing feature to project graphic content to unwitting conference participants, forcing hosts to shut down their events.…
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18 May, 2020Hilton resumes operations in China
Asia PacificHILTON has announced the reopening of all of its hotels in China, announcing it would be "welcoming guests once again with Hilton's signature hospitality".
As part of its global recovery process, Hilton also announced the upcoming Hilton CleanStay initiative to ensure the safety and well-being of guests and team members.
"The…
Innovative Australian Companies
Sydney-based Video Translator AI smartens up multi-language video
By Leon Gettler >>
VIDEO these days is the best way to reach a big market. But what happens when there are many markets, with many different language…
Monarc Global system gives lift to air charter industry
MONARC GLOBAL’s innovative application of its hi-tech booking system, to the aviation charter industry, may be the re-set this challenging travel…
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.…
Companies on the Move
That’s the pandemic spirit: ‘We’ll make sanitiser’
BRISBANE DISTILLERY Company has not only performed a highly useful community service in turning its manufacturing capabilities over to producing hand…
People on the Move
Nutanix appoints Lee Thompson as new Aust-NZ MD
ENTERPRISE cloud computing group Nutanix has appointed Lee Thompson as managing director of Nutanix for Australia and New Zealand.
Based in Sydney,…
Innovation
Delosa urges business leaders to ‘take decisive action’ now
JACK DELOSA argues the COVID-19 situation is rightly described as a fight for life – both physical and economic. Times like these call for courage…
Trade
Qld resource exports holding up despite COVID-19
INTERNATIONAL TRADE in Queensland’s resources has stayed consistent with an 80 percent contribution to the total value…
Asia-Pacific
Hilton resumes operations in China
HILTON has announced the reopening of all of its hotels in China, announcing it would be "welcoming guests once again…
Digital Business
Forbes-Vertiv data centre survey finds 71% of customers not…
JUST 29 percent of data centre user decision-makers say their current facilities are meeting their needs, and just 6…
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
COVID-19 induced remote work strategies will pay off long term
By Leon Gettler >>
THE REMOTE work force could become a permanent feature, according to Moe Vela, the chief transparency officer of…
Opinion
How long will the recession last? IFM economist measures it up
By Leon Gettler >>
IFM Investors chief economist Alex Joiner has no idea how long the forthcoming recession will…
Business Travel & Events
Australian tourism industry clings to financial lifeboats
In Brief
JobKeeper to help small businesses survive coronavirus crisis - Ombudsman
THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell has welcomed legislation passed by the…
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
Newsagency and lottery businesses seek extension on JobKeeper April top-up payments
Regional Economic Development
Building industry calls for a $13 billion stimulus action plan
A $13.2 BILLION building and construction stimulus action would drive over $30 billion in new economic activity and…
Manufacturing Acumen
UniSA industry workshops help Defence sector innovation fight COVID-19 impacts
YEARS OF HARD WORK have gone into developing the networks and connections, the expertise and investments and the global partnerships to make South…
Aviation Acumen
Could Virgin Australia's collapse trigger a better post-coronavirus scenario for national aviation?
THE FATE of Virgin Australia may be in the hands of administrators, but strong interest from major investors such as Wesfarmers and the Macquarie Group has created a sense the current situation may be the start of a…
Automotive Acumen
Volvo's new Polestar 2 uses Veoneer 'brains' for safety
AUTOMOTIVE technology company Veoneer, Inc. has launched its state-of-the-art suite of collision mitigation technology on Volvo's new fully electric Polestar 2, which is due in Australia later this…
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
Parliamentary inquiry into litigation funding in Australia
THE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will begin a new inquiry into litigation funding, following a referral from…
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
Defence Forces hackathon #Shockproof manoeuvres with ACS guidance
AUSTRALIA's professional association for the technology sector, ACS, has joined as the execution partner for the Australia and New Zealand Defence…
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
How Screen Australia is responding to coronavirus
By Graeme Mason >>
WE ARE STARTING to see a glimmer of hope that Australia’s response to COVID-19 is working. That positive news has undoubtedly…
Sports Business
Fit for nothing as COVID-19 takes its toll
THE ECONOMIC and social impact of COVID-19 related closures have been felt hard by the fitness industry, right across Australia.
Fitness Australia…
Indigenous Business
Barayamal opens up virtual business accelerator to support…
AS AUSTRALIAN entrepreneurs adapt their business models to a world of remote working and disruption, Barayamal is…
Advertising & Marketing
Did COVID-19 kill our retail business or reinvent it?
By Stella Gianotto >>
AUSTRALIA is a country that has demonstrated business innovation time and time again. Many inventions that have changed the…
Training & Careers
Agile 2020 vision for Australia’s employment economy
By Peter Hamilton >>
IN EARLY 2019, Australia’s unemployment rate reached its lowest level in nine years at 4.9…
Finance & Investment
ASIC extends reporting deadlines by one month for June 30…
ASIC has amended the Corporations Act 2001 to provide an additional month for companies to lodge their financial…
Agribusiness
‘Keep fish on the table’ says seafood industry in need of govt support
SEAFOOD Industry Australia (SIA) has called for State and Federal Government assistance to keep the industry afloat.
“We take our responsibility to…
Community Business
St John Ambulance cares for its volunteers through crisis
By Leon Gettler >>
ST JOHN AMBULANCE, like many Australian organisations, has had to deal with the recent social isolation of its people. In the…
Better Business Technology
Stopping ‘Zoombombing’ from the COVID-19 trenches
Environment
Earth Day calls for urgent action to save world’s amphibians
A NEW STUDY is highlighting global shortfalls in amphibian conservation, accentuated in the climate action theme of Earth Day 2020, which celebrates its 50th year on April 22.
The research paper,…
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