The startling truth about insurance: How informed customers are picking bad policies Our study of home contents insurance shows customers struggle to tell an obviously good product and an obviously bad one.
Walking into a headwind: The barriers women face trying to build science careers Women make up half of all science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine PhD candidates and researchers — but only 20% of senior leaders.
It’s hard to make money in aged care, and that’s part of the problem Aged care is where the challenges of population ageing are most apparent and where policy choices have a direct impact on the lives of Australians.
Whack a mole: How Australia is scrambling to regulate Chinese technology I imagine Australia’s government feels like it’s playing whack-a-mole right now as it tries to regulate Chinese information and communications technology.
“Three billion each year”: How the superannuation industry robs its customers If the purpose of superannuation is to boost the welfare of contributors, then conflicts of interest need to be wiped out.
Shoes of Prey and the pros and cons of mass customisation In 2009, Shoes of Prey set out to make exactly the shoes its customers wanted, but their customised shoes failed to “truly crack mass market adoption”.
What Nestlé’s attempt to trademark the shape of a KitKat teaches us about design In July, Nestlé lost its case in the European Union to protect the four-finger shape associated with KitKat, generating discussion about shape and design.
Banks and customers alike benefit from efficient New Payments Platform — but so do fraudsters The New Payments Platform will make payments instant and irreversible, which will benefit banks, consumers and fraudsters alike.
Why Australia should invest in paying day care workers a liveable wage Today, across the nation, educators who work in long day care centres are walking off the job for the fourth time in 18 months.
Facebook Watch: The latest video service to enter the already crowded Australian market Facebook’s global launch of its Watch video service fragments an already crowded market of video-on-demand available in Australia.
Wonga enters administration: Payday loans sector reform catching up to lenders in Britain Wonga has gone into administration as a result of government regulation to reform the payday loans sector in favour of the consumer.
Australia’s infamous 5G mobile network: Here’s everything you need to know Once Australia's 5G network is up and running, the main change visible for 5G users will be increased speed and reduced delay.
