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The vaccine, which has been approved for individuals 16 years of age and older, is currently expected to begin a rollout in late February.

Facebook and Google took Australian media head-on in a Senate inquiry by Australia’s competition watchdog on Friday, 22nd January. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) pushed for a new Bill to be passed to force the tech giants to pay news publishers for their content, including any links and snippets hosted on their platforms. […]

Australian rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has successfully hotfired the world’s largest single-port hybrid rocket engine. “We achieved a record 91 kilonewtons (or 9 tonnes-force) of thrust in the initial verification test of our main engine,” said Adam Gilmour, CEO and Co-founder of Gilmour Space. “This is the engine that will be powering the first […]

Joe Biden called for unity and an end to misinformation as he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday. Mr Biden urged an end to the political polarisation that has escalated tensions in American politics. “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural against urban, […]

Sickness, injury and other life events that require extended time off work can happen at any time. When you own a business and that business depends on you, taking unexpected leave can threaten your operations and financial situation. Developing a plan of action for unplanned leave is a proactive way to protect you and your […]

South Australia has announced plans to launch a low-orbit satellite, becoming the first state government to do so. The satellite will be used to collect data for state services such as emergency services, the environment, water quality monitoring, mining and bushfire mitigation. “South Australia is embarking on a bold mission with industry to design and […]

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2021 has unveiled an alarming risk outlook of short-term healthcare battles and long-term environmental damage and social fragmentation. “The immediate human and economic cost of COVID-19 is severe. It threatens to scale back years of progress on reducing poverty and inequality and to further weaken social cohesion and […]

For the Icon Group, delivering world-class cancer care across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia has required extensive travel to train staff and support its cancer centres and other sites.  The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way they work, with teams embracing cutting-edge technology including augmented reality headsets to continue delivering essential care.  The Icon Group […]

Keeping a lid on costs while maintaining productivity has become a key objective for many Australian businesses, but successfully balancing these imperatives requires fundamental change. The way tasks were handled before COVID-19 must be re-engineered while the short-term fixes rolled out during 2020 have to be examined and refined. To achieve this, increasing numbers of […]

The latest Deloitte Access Economics Business Outlook figures reveal that Australia is well on the road to economic recovery in 2021. “COVID numbers are very low, the vaccine news is excellent, confidence is rebounding, Victoria is catching up to the recovery already underway elsewhere, there are heartening developments in job markets, and China’s trade war […]

Was your business forced to implement a redundancy programme, as the COVID-19 downturn began to impact turnover and profits?  If so, you’re far from alone. ABS data suggested a million Australians lost their jobs soon after social distancing measures came into effect. As business activity ground to a halt around the country, enterprises of all […]

Many of us will notice changes in the people around us and get the feeling that ‘something is not right’ or is different with them. You may not want to say anything for fear of making the situation worse or because you don’t know what to say if they confirm your concerns. While these conversations […]

The US House of Representatives has condemned President Donald Trump on a single impeachment count of “incitement of insurrection”, making him the first US President to ever be impeached twice. “He must go,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “He is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love.” Mr Trump was […]

India is currently witnessing one of the world’s largest planned strikes in human history. Protestors are agitating against new farming laws that would deregulate crop prices and leave farmers vulnerable to large corporations. The protests involve around 250 million people, with many more standing in solidarity with Indian farmers globally. On Tuesday, India’s highest court […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, fast-tracking the digitisation of business and our ideas around flexible working.  While many people talk about the future of work in the context of big business, the topic is just as important for small businesses. The rise of ‘location-independent workers’ widens the talent pool for businesses […]

COVID-19 has tested business owners’ personal and professional resilience like never before and entrepreneurs continue to need internal fortitude as they face ongoing uncertainty. So, what is resilience, and how can it be strengthened? “From a psychiatric point of view, resilience is a complex concept but the easiest way to conceptualize it is one’s ability […]

As Australia’s leading provider of synthetic and medicinal chemistry services, Epichem met the challenges of COVID-19 head on, by protecting its business and employees while supporting the community and launching new innovations.  Founded in Perth in 2003, Epichem creates specialised products and provide technical expertise to customers in more than 40 countries in the pharmaceutical, […]

As a small business owner, you don’t always have the backup of formal social supports offered by larger employers.  When things get tough there’s no manager, human resources department or Employment Assistance Program to access, so the onus is on you to be proactive about setting up your own support network.  Don’t underestimate the impact […]

Automation can remove manual, time-consuming processes in nearly all areas of business, and human resources (HR) is no different. Many of the HR tasks that companies are forced to labour over can be streamlined, which gives leaders more time to focus on growing their business and helping their people succeed.  The ELMO 2019 HR Industry […]

American Express has partnered with Sniip, an Australian mobile bill payments platform, allowing Sniip members to pay bills with AMEX. “Until now, customers have often not been given the option to pay their household bills using an American Express card, as many businesses have not made it available for their customers,” said Damien Vasta, CEO […]