What toxic culture revelations at the BoM teach us about internal comms and management style
The “rebrand that wasn’t” was in fact only a symptom of a deeper cultural problem inside the Bureau, and it unleashed a much broader concern that had long been bubbling below the surface.
John Durie: With the economy slowing and SMEs struggling, it’s decision time for Jim Chalmers
Chalmers has raised the hurdle for his budget next year because if Tuesday’s effort was designed to get the conversation started, that is when decisions will come.
Budget 2022: Is there room for small businesses in Jim Chalmers’ vision for a “better future”?
When Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the Albanese government’s first budget tonight, he will mention the words “small business” only once.
Why hackers are much better at targeting than your marketing team
Hackers have access to the type of data that is a marketer's dream, allowing them to create targeted scams that look incredibly authentic.
John Durie: Victorian firm bidding to build 122 wind towers faces stiff Chinese competition
Keppel Prince is attempting to win a contract to build the towers that support turbines and blades on the Victorian Golden Plains wind power project.
Australia is locking out workers by overlooking marginalised groups
In news that won’t come as a huge surprise, the vast majority of the 3 million unemployed and underemployed people in Australia come from marginalised diversity groups.
Wellbeing, the environment and jobs: Five spoilers for the 2022-23 budget
CPA Australia's Gavan Ord details five spoilers he's expecting to see on budget night.
Urgent action required to tackle falling investment in female-founded startups
Entrepreneurs Katrina Van De Ven and Catherine Olivier, co-founders of LeukBook, share how economic weaknesses are emerging as a result of the gender imbalance in startup investment.
Andrew Leigh: By ensuring multinationals pay their fair share of tax, we can invest in Australia’s future
Bad faith business practices are why the Australian government is taking action to stop large multinational corporations from hiding behind false structures to unfairly reduce their tax bill.
Why the BOM’s attempt to rebrand itself as the Bureau was a marketing disaster
In a week where we have seen two deaths and thousands of people displaced by floods, the Bureau of Meteorology has got its timing badly and critically wrong.
Food tech startup Vow wants to make Australia a world leader in cultured meat
Food tech startup Vow recently cut the ribbon on its “Factory 1”, giving its founders the chance to pause and acknowledge what cultured meat could mean for Australia.
NSW generates more than 30% of Australia’s GDP, but Labor has given it just 10% of the infrastructure funding
Why is Darwin getting more infrastructure funding than the whole of NSW from the federal government? Pork-barrelling.
