Category Archives: Business
Cancellation of Taiwan Pride event shows China’s influence extends far beyond its borders
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. WorldPride 2025 would have been the first time a global lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) event was held in Asia. Originally scheduled to be held in Taiwan, the event was abruptly cancelled in August due to…
Why the Reserve Bank’s record loss of $37 billion was actually good for Australia
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The Reserve Bank has just reported a loss of A$37 billion, the biggest in its history, and it says it will be unable to pay the government dividends for some time. The announcement followed a review of its…
how principals can improve early childhood development centres
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Early childhood development centres, often referred to as crèches, day cares, edu-cares or preschools, are vital spaces for young children. There, they can learn and play, interacting with their peers and receiving care while their parents are at…
Why Patagonia’s purpose-driven business model is unlikely to spread
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his wife, Malinda, and their two adult children no longer own the outdoor gear and apparel company. But based on my experience as a former executive who is now an adviser and lecturer focused…
‘Protestware’ is on the rise, with programmers self-sabotaging their own code. Should we be worried?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. In March 2022, the author of node-ipc, a software library with over a million weekly downloads, deliberately broke their code. If the code discovers it is running within Russia or Belarus, it attempts to replace the contents of…
the perils of the Optus approach
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Optus fears data on up to 9.8 million of its customers has been accessed in a sophisticated cyberattack – including, for some customers, passport and drivers licence details, as well as phone numbers, dates of birth and email…
The economic and cultural value of the Australian book industry deserves more government support
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The Australian book industry has operated for more than a century. It has matured into a mid-level English language market, smaller than the US and UK markets, but of sufficient size to generate first-rate books and export significant…
what post-quake Christchurch is teaching us about urban recovery and transformation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated Ōtautahi Christchurch 12 years ago, impromptu and transitional organisations kickstarted the city’s recovery. On the many vacant sites in the demolished city, they supported pop-up shops, installations and…
This law makes it illegal for companies to collect third-party data to profile you. But they do anyway
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. A little-known provision of the Privacy Act makes it illegal for many companies in Australia to buy or exchange consumers’ personal data for profiling or targeting purposes. It’s almost never enforced. In a research paper published today, I…
Government announces inquiry into childcare costs, while Chalmers promises ‘conversation’ about budget challenges
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The Albanese government will set up an inquiry into the increasing cost of child care, which will start in January and run for a year. Childcare costs have risen by 41% over the last eight years. The inquiry…