IS THIS what the future of travel will look like? This fantastical rendering was conceived by famed Bangkok-based architect Bill Bensley, affectionately known as the ‘Willy Wonka’ of hotel design. Report from Asia correspondent, Ellen Boonstra.
ENGINEERS from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney have successfully converted a diesel engine to run as a hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine – reducing CO2 emissions by more than 85 percent in the process.
AUSTRALIA’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled its new world-leading bushfire research facility in Canberra, to better understand how bushfires behave, what conditions make them worse, and the best ways to respond across the country.
WOMEN’S HEALTH startup businessess can now apply to an Australian-first women’s health accelerator program. Virtus Health and UNSW Founders have partnered to launch a dedicated women’s health stream of the Health 10x Accelerator Program.
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"Despite record levels of migration, the number of new homes commencing construction is set to slow for at least the next 12 months,” Housing Industry Association (HIA) chief economist Tim Reardon said this week.
HIA released its economic and industry Outlook report on Frdiday. The report includes updated forecasts for new home…
BUDGET REACTION – INDEPENDENT think tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF) director Tim Buckley has highlighted several features of the Federal Budget that relate to bringing more urgency to climate-based econonomic reform.
Mr Buckley, one of Australia’s leading finance and energy analysts, has identified key moves within Federal…
BUDGET REACTION – OXFAM AUSTRALIA chief executive Lyn Morgain has called the 2023 Federal Budget “a missed opportunity to tackle deepening inequality”.
“After promising signs in the government’s October budget of increased investment in international development, this budget presented an opportunity to take further steps to…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
WHAT ARE the challenges for a business overseeing the development of Timor-Leste, having one of the youngest populations in the Asia-Pacific region, with a median age of 17.4 years?
Timor-Leste is ranked as a ‘least developed’ country and its economy is heavily dependent on gas and oil…
VICTORIA’s economy is being significantly boosted by the City of Melbourne investment body, which is designed to find innovative ways to attract key…
SWARMFARM ROBOTICS has raised a $12 million in Series A funding to develop and grow the ‘integrated autonomy’ category in agriculture through its…
AUSTRALIA’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled its new world-leading bushfire research facility in Canberra, to better understand how…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
MATE, an independently owned, Sydney based challenger telco provider is taking on the big players in the…
BLUESTAR Energy Capital recently appointed Steve Jackson as managing director of its Australian renewable development platform, Bluestar Energy…
SWARMFARM ROBOTICS has raised a $12 million in Series A funding to develop and grow the ‘integrated autonomy’ category in agriculture through its…
STRONG climate policy can help deliver Australian farmers a great trade deal with the EU, according to Farmers for…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
WHAT ARE the challenges for a business overseeing the development of Timor-Leste,…
THE Australian Government’s push to accelerate the rollout of a nationwide digital identification system (Digital ID)…
AS CLUMSY and debilitating as Facebook’s news feed ban has been – for thousands of businesses and community…
ADJUSTING to the ‘new normal’ of conducting business while emerging from the worst of the COVID pandemic has been thrown another curve ball by the…
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FORMER TREASURY BOSS Ken Henry said, “something is desperately…
RMIT UNIVERSITY’s emeritus professor for Public Policy and the Social Economy, David Hayward is perturbed by the…
HOUSING Industry Association of Australia chief economist, Tim Reardon, is highlighting the continued decline in new…
"Despite record levels of migration, the number of new homes commencing construction is set to slow for at least the…
NESTLE Professional has invested more than $2.5 million in its Smithtown factory in NSW, to bolster local manufacturing and support collaborative…
THE Public Service Association of NSW (PSA) has warned that it was "gravely concerned" with recent developments at the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) Aviation Support Command (POLAIR).
Among other cultural and safety issues…
SEA ELECTRIC, the Australian all-electric commercial vehicle innovator, is collaborating with insurance giant Zurich – through its Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) group – to assist global fleet…
THE retiring Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell has urged the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to refrain from…
MASTER BUILDERS Australia has acknowledged that the Federal Government’s announcement of changes to the Building Code result from it taking its…
For many, the arduous task of donning compression stockings can be frustrating. This is especially true if the wearer is living independently,…
NEWCASTLE is building on its status as Australia’s fastest growing gateway city by inviting entrepreneurs and professionals to join its thriving…
UNFOLDING ECONOMIC events in the United States (US) are revealing substantial instabilities in the internal financial environment which could significantly impact regional Queenslanders.
That’s…
WESTERN SYDNEY University today hosted, in partnership with NSW State Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton, the industry forum, Accelerating Research and Innovation in NSW, at its Parramatta City…
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…
CANVA has created The Visual Economy Report to show business leaders how important visual communication is, in today’s highly competitive world, as a…
NEW ZEALAND Rugby (NZR) has announced a major multi-year partnership with SAP to power and accelerate the rugby union’s digital transformation across…
AUSTRALIA’s leading Indigenous financial literacy organisation, First Nations Foundation, has launched a new,…
By Leon Gettler, Talking Business >>
MARKETING whizz Maureen Barten from Maureen Barten Consulting sees marketing as very much an inside…
MASTER BUILDERS Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of strengthening targeted support and…
NEW HOME construction loans are at similar low levels to those experienced during the onset of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)…
THE FARMERS for Climate Action group has welcomed today's release of the Chubb Review into Australia’s carbon credit scheme, but warned the final…
COLES Little Athletics Community Fund is helping Little Athletics centres to stay on track with more than $250,000 in sports equipment grants to be…
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MANY MEDIA organisations are aiming to have carbon neutral strategies in place. When you are reporting on climate change and taking others to task over carbon fraud and…