Category Archives: Business
lessons from a craft brewer’s management crisis
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Craft beer brewing was born back in the 1980s, and while the start was slow, it’s since become a big business. One of the success stories is Scotland’s BrewDog, which was founded in 2007 by James Watt and…
How the blue economy will shape the future of Canada’s oceans — and its coastal communities
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The words “blue economy” will soon shape the future of Canada’s oceans, from the fiords and straits of British Columbia to the rugged coastlines of the Atlantic to the vast seascapes of the Arctic. The transformation of Canada’s…
why it’s happening and why interest rates are going up to combat it
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Soaring prices have forced central banks in many developed countries to raise their interest rates in recent weeks. These organisations are in charge of attempts to rein in rising costs that are threatening to wreak havoc on household…
Friday essay: a slave state
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. In July 2021, Jack Dempsey, the mayor of Bundaberg, delivered an official apology for Northern Queensland’s past reliance on the indentured labour of Pacific Islanders, many of whom were kidnapped (or “blackbirded”) and forced to work on the…
why feminist horror novel The Stepford Wives is still relevant, 50 years on
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. On August 26 1970, 50,000 women marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City in a Women’s Strike. Organised by feminist activist Betty Friedan, the march highlighted the fact women still performed the vast majority of domestic work….
Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Crown Resorts’ striking new A$2 billion casino on Sydney’s Barangaroo Point opens its doors to gamblers for the first time this week. But only if they are “VIPs”. Its licence to operate remains conditional, after being found unfit…
a short history of neckties in the Australian parliament and at work
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The question of what counts as professional dress for Australia’s politicians loomed large again this week. New Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather rose to speak in question time. He wore a neat navy suit and a crisp cotton shirt,…
Would Carlotta, Australia’s most celebrated drag queen, have made it on RuPaul’s Drag Race?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. After the first season last year wobbled on its heels, the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under began last weekend. In becoming the global beacon of drag, Drag Race has set new ideals for what it…
After floods will come droughts (again). Better indicators will help us respond
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Since late 2020, the La Niña climate pattern has led to two years of above-average rainfall across much of Australia, and severe floods in parts of the country. In areas spared the flooding, this rainfall has been good…
Government set to legislate its 43% emissions reduction target after Greens announce support
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The government is now assured it will secure its legislation to enshrine its 43% 2030 emissions reduction target, after Greens leader Adam Bandt pledged his party would support it in both houses. The government has the numbers on…