Obama talks the talk on renewables, but his plan will help fossil fuels.Jonathan Ernst / ReutersThe US Clean Power Plan puts a national limit on greenhouse gas emissions for the first time. Despite a few critics, environmentalists have on the whole reacted positively. Yet, as societies around the world are already struggling with the effects of...
Doing things differently.Care by ShutterstockThe social care sector recently underwent a serious reality check. A chronically underfunded system is “turning good people into bad carers”, claimed Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s social care chief, following news that 150 complaints about elderly care are raised...
When banks fail, it's customers that usually end up out of pocket.Ronen Zvulun/ReutersThe federal government has given itself until the end of the year to respond to the many recommendations contained within last year’s Financial System Inquiry report, but in one area it has already decided to act against the Chair David Murray’s...
Open access is crucial for South Africa and other developing countries. ShutterstockAccess to information is a basic human right entrenched in the South African Constitution. Yet there are many barriers restricting or preventing access to information.
The biggest barriers are:
access to the internet;
restrictive copyright laws together with digital...
It’s easy to forget your conveyor is even there, until it stops. And when it does, you’re in a world of delayed orders, unexpected downtime, and one very expensive headache. But the good news is tha...
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Hiring a Virtual CFO (VCFO) is no longer just reserved for large corporations. In today’s business environment, where agility, compliance, and strategic foresight are essential, Australian startups...
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Moving a workplace is more than shifting workstations and computers; it is a complex project that can affect staff morale, customer service and revenue if it goes off-track. Perth’s commercial prope...
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