The Australian Labor Party has drifted from its historic purpose. This is the first in a six part series by Andrew Brown on Labor’s retreat from reform and what it means for Australia. Power unused in the face of injustice is not restraint. It is a choice. Labor once believed
Women’s rights are rolling back at the exact moment women are being pushed closer to war, poverty and public violence. This is not drift. It is design running the risk of increased violence for women and girls. Aleta Moriarty reports. The UN Women’s International Women’s Day 2026 Report warns that
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” wrote George Santayana in 1905, subsequently generally misquoted as “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it”. Whichever version, Michael Pascoe writes Trump’s air war on Iran fits the bill. Among other things, John Kenneth Galbraith,
The Albanese Government’s attempt to further limit transparency has been killed off. Widely condemned and ridiculed, the death of the FOI Amendment Bill is a good thing, says Rex Patrick. Yesterday morning, Senator Katy Gallagher walked into the Senate and moved a motion to discharge the FOI Amendment Bill 2025
You may be wondering why we decided to tackle the National Construction Code and green rating tools for our first event this year. As one pundit quipped when we told them – “So you’ve decided to eat the elephant?”
Hmmm, that serious?
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Despite being one of Australia’s largest economic sectors, construction continues to grapple with persistent productivity decline and operational inefficiencies.
In New South Wales, the construction industry represents a major employer and contributes significantly to economic activity, accounting for an estimated 7–10 per cent of the state’s GDP ...
Petrol prices began rising even before the conflict in Iran drove oil prices higher. Australia imports around 80 per cent of its fuel, which means prices can spike when geopolitical shocks ripple through supply chains.
As motorists face long queues in Australian cities, some will wonder whether it’s time to join the increasing numbers going electric ...
Futurespace to wind down for neurodivergent design consultancy
FutureSpace is morphing into a consultancy specialising in strategy, advisory and research around designing for neurodiversity, under the new company NeuroHaven.Co.
Angela Ferguson founded the original company as an interior design firm that took on designing for neurodiversity but is now ...
Capital and compliance are moving in the same direction. For investors and super funds with a stake in Australia’s biggest asset class – real estate – performance depends not only on carbon, but on how people are treated.
Sustainable finance accounted for 77 per cent (or USD $929 billion [$A1.31 trillion]) of total sustainable debt issuance in 2025, ...
Not content with one antisemitism envoy, the Federal Government appointed a university antisemitism watchdog in a questionable process. Andrew Gardiner reports. There are red flags aplenty around university anti-Semitism watchdog Greg Craven, an academic with many links to staff at the office that chose him. A rushed selection process –
Australia doesn’t lack vision when it comes to wanting the best outcomes for our children in their early years.
Our early learning frameworks are sophisticated, values-driven and internationally respected. The National Quality Standard (NQS-regulations) requires environments to be fit for purpose and to promote children’s learning and development. The ...
My inbox has been flooded with messages from public relations spokespeople representing the investment industry. The outbreak of war means dusting off the well-worn crisis checklist.
Step one: say something - anything! - as fast as possible.
Step two: wait and see what happens.
Given the Pavlovian nature of the response and the emphasis on speed over ...
The Australian Labor Party has drifted from its historic purpose. This is the first in a six part series by Andrew Brown on Labor’s retreat from reform and what it means for Australia. Power unused in the face of injustice is not restraint. It is a choice. Labor once believed
Women’s rights are rolling back at the exact moment women are being pushed closer to war, poverty and public violence. This is not drift. It is design running the risk of increased violence for women and girls. Aleta Moriarty reports. The UN Women’s International Women’s Day 2026 Report warns that
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” wrote George Santayana in 1905, subsequently generally misquoted as “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it”. Whichever version, Michael Pascoe writes Trump’s air war on Iran fits the bill. Among other things, John Kenneth Galbraith,
The Albanese Government’s attempt to further limit transparency has been killed off. Widely condemned and ridiculed, the death of the FOI Amendment Bill is a good thing, says Rex Patrick. Yesterday morning, Senator Katy Gallagher walked into the Senate and moved a motion to discharge the FOI Amendment Bill 2025
You may be wondering why we decided to tackle the National Construction Code and green rating tools for our first event this year. As one pundit quipped when we told them – “So you’ve decided to eat the elephant?”
Hmmm, that serious?
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Surely, we in this industry all feel enabled and encouraged to ...
Despite being one of Australia’s largest economic sectors, construction continues to grapple with persistent productivity decline and operational inefficiencies.
In New South Wales, the construction industry represents a major employer and contributes significantly to economic activity, accounting for an estimated 7–10 per cent of the state’s GDP ...
Petrol prices began rising even before the conflict in Iran drove oil prices higher. Australia imports around 80 per cent of its fuel, which means prices can spike when geopolitical shocks ripple through supply chains.
As motorists face long queues in Australian cities, some will wonder whether it’s time to join the increasing numbers going electric ...
Futurespace to wind down for neurodivergent design consultancy
FutureSpace is morphing into a consultancy specialising in strategy, advisory and research around designing for neurodiversity, under the new company NeuroHaven.Co.
Angela Ferguson founded the original company as an interior design firm that took on designing for neurodiversity but is now ...
Capital and compliance are moving in the same direction. For investors and super funds with a stake in Australia’s biggest asset class – real estate – performance depends not only on carbon, but on how people are treated.
Sustainable finance accounted for 77 per cent (or USD $929 billion [$A1.31 trillion]) of total sustainable debt issuance in 2025, ...
Not content with one antisemitism envoy, the Federal Government appointed a university antisemitism watchdog in a questionable process. Andrew Gardiner reports. There are red flags aplenty around university anti-Semitism watchdog Greg Craven, an academic with many links to staff at the office that chose him. A rushed selection process –
Australia doesn’t lack vision when it comes to wanting the best outcomes for our children in their early years.
Our early learning frameworks are sophisticated, values-driven and internationally respected. The National Quality Standard (NQS-regulations) requires environments to be fit for purpose and to promote children’s learning and development. The ...
My inbox has been flooded with messages from public relations spokespeople representing the investment industry. The outbreak of war means dusting off the well-worn crisis checklist.
Step one: say something - anything! - as fast as possible.
Step two: wait and see what happens.
Given the Pavlovian nature of the response and the emphasis on speed over ...