Premium Insights and analysis What the new PM&C secretary has been reading lately Economy & Industry Understanding what professor Glyn Davis has been reading may help shed light on the implications of leadership of the APS, as the government outlines its
Australia’s top mandarin a focused method man June 6, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Canberra’s new guy in town, Professor Glyn Davis, is a deep thinker who plays the long game. The next DPM&C head will approach APS reform
Agency hopes bee tech challenge can combat population decline April 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment AgriFutures Australia has invited innovators to help deal with a recent hit to the honey industry, which has also affected local agricultural sectors and food
Promoted Whitepaper: Gender Differences in Australian Leadership November 10, 2021 By Peter Berry Consultancy There has been a growing interest in understanding the similarities and differences between female and male leaders, especially as insights in this area can have
Partner Content Community-led disaster resilience: Building strong foundations October 28, 2021 By Monash Sustainable Development Institute “There must be a commitment to do with, not to or for. To ask, not to tell. To seek to understand, not to assume or
Promoted The top five sophisticated ways for leaders to build resilience in their teams September 27, 2021 By Siebert Neethling Imagine this. You’ve persuaded 27 people to follow you on a grand adventure. You get blindsided by an unexpected weather event, and you miscalculate your
New community research hubs slated for Melbourne’s west August 26, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Victoria University will receive $17.2 million from the state government to help establish three new research hubs that will focus on fostering happier and healthier
Infrastructure body calls for systemic approach to resilience planning as cost of natural disasters escalates August 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australia must take a whole-of-system approach to infrastructure planning in order to become more resilient to natural disasters and other threats, according to new research
New programs to help farmers and communities build drought resilience May 24, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The federal government is partnering with its state and territory counterparts to deliver programs that will help farmers and regional communities better prepare for and
COVID-19 cost more in 2020 than the world’s combined natural disasters in any of the past 20 years April 20, 2021 By Ilan Noy and Nguyen Doan What have we lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic? According to our calculations, a lot — and many of the worst hit countries and regions
Disaster season is here — do you have a Resilience Action Plan? Here’s how the small town of Tarnagulla built theirs January 18, 2021 By Mittul Vahanvati Editors' Picks Heatwaves, floods, bushfires: disaster season is upon us again. We can’t prevent hazards or climate change-related extreme weather events but we can prepare for them
Promoted Forrester Asia Pacific Predictions 2021 Guide November 24, 2020 By Forrester In 2020, the impossible happened over and over. Faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges, companies succeeded by employing technical agility and deep customer understanding. That spirit
Is humanity doomed because we can’t plan for the long term? Three experts discuss August 6, 2020 By Robin Dunbar & Chris Zebrowski & Per Olsson Economy & Industry While the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unclear, it is certain that they are a profound shock to the systems underpinning contemporary life.
Why ‘getting back to normal’ is overrated – systems-led design and that thing we call ‘resilience’ April 30, 2020 By Misha Kaur Editors' Picks For a good chunk of the last century, many Americans thought the housing market was the goose that laid the golden egg. That all changed