Editor’s note: The ‘silver tsunami’ John Sheridan is discussing here is the knowledge retention challenge being brought on by ‘baby boomer’ retirement en masse: 2.5 million retirements over the next decade. It risks major losses in institutional memory, critical skill shortages, small business failures and macro-level impacts. He asks Australians, "What…
DRONESHIELD, the Australian counter-drone and electronic warfare (EW) solutions designer and manufacturer, has opened its new research and development (R&D) facility in Adelaide.
Now recognised as a global leader in the field, DroneShield chief…
By Jeff Purser
I THINK we spend far too much time studying the moment someone says yes.
In business, that’s the moment we celebrate. The contract gets signed, the proposal is accepted, or someone finally agrees to the idea we’ve been talking about…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
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AN INTERNATIONAL research team lead by Australia’s Monash University has built the first high-performance, commercially-sized tandem solar cell – and…
MACQUARIE Technology Group Limited (ASX: MAQ) intends to build an engineering and technology campus co-located within a ~200MW data centre precinct…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
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David Moloney, CEO of the Internal Consulting Group said the most…
RABOBANK Australia and New Zealand group has appointed Kathryn Marler to the position of group executive chief human resources officer.
Ms Marler…
AN INTERNATIONAL research team lead by Australia’s Monash University has built the first high-performance, commercially-sized tandem solar cell – and…
WELD AUSTRALIA has applauded the Federal Government’s decision to establish a single, specialist trade remedies body,…
By Ellen Boonstra, Business Acumen’s Asia correspondent >>
SOUTHEAST ASIA’s contemporary art scene has spent the past…
CLICK FRENZY’s new owners, Gabby and Hezi Leibovich, have officially brought the popular Australian…
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A NEW NATIONAL study of suicide rates across occupations in Australia shows blue-collar male workers are still substantially over-represented. The…
By Jeff Purser
I THINK we spend far too much time studying the moment someone says yes.
In business, that’s the…
MASTER BULDERS Australia has backed the Hands Off Our Fuel campaign and members are urging policy makers to “leave this…
JEFF PURSER, communications strategist, writer and producer of Australian feature films Fat Pizza and Cedar Boys,…
TODAY’S ABS inflation data showed headline inflation eased to 3.5% during July. However, Master Builders Australia said…
AUSTRALIAN-BUILT generative AI software is being trialled by iconic American confectionery company Tootsie Roll. The reason? This manufacturing…
FROM FREE DATE CHANGES to airline industry-first comprehensive travel insurance, Emirates is making adjustments to give customers greater flexibility and more choice – and bring greater confidence to passengers choosing…
RETRO RIDES has launched a specialist vehicle finance service for Australians looking to purchase cars that are more than simply a means of getting ‘from A to B’.
Retro Rides managing director,…
NEW FIGURES from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman reveal a 50 percent jump in requests for help from distressed business…
MASTER BUILDERS Australia’s has welcomed the announcement, by the Fair Work Commission, that it has appointed Michael Crosby as the new CFMEU…
For many, the arduous task of donning compression stockings can be frustrating. This is especially true if the wearer is living independently,…
MONASH UNIVERSITY has launched the Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund, a $15 million initiative developed in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria to…
THE Queensland Government and resources industry leaders are meeting in Brisbane today to develop innovative ways to rebuild explorer confidence in Queensland and to ensure the state can meet…
REDFERN’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage will be at the heart of plans to upgrade three parks in one of Sydney’s most important growing communities.
More than 4,500…
THE Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories has started an inquiry into the National Capital Plan (NCP) Amendment No. 102 – Hume Circle Precinct.
Committee Chair,…
DRONESHIELD, the Australian counter-drone and electronic warfare (EW) solutions designer and manufacturer, has opened its new research and development (R&D) facility in Adelaide.
Now recognised as a…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
IMAGINE A WORLD where every video placed on YouTube could be hyper-personalised … Imagine a company that can…
THE NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE (NRL) competition recently announced a new broadcast rights deal worth $5.3 billion over seven years, the largest ever for…
MORE INDIGENOUS law graduates will be able to access the support they need to make the transition to legal practice…
By Ellen Boonstra, Business Acumen’s Asia correspondent >>
FOR MORE THAN SEVEN decades, World Press Photo has defined a global standard for…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
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New data from…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
WHAT’S THE BEST way to increase superannuation?
Jen Richardson, the founder and sole…
AUSTRALIA could potentially double the amount of canola it processes domestically, but the success of any major expansion in crushing capacity will…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
A LOT OF THE FOCUS of the Federal Budget has been on fixing intergenerational equity problems.
But Toby Ellis,…
By Wildlife Queensland writers >>
ONLY 1,500 to 2,000 mahogany gliders are thought to remain in the wild.
Found nowhere else on Earth, this endangered gliding possum lives in a narrow band of…
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