Escape From Woomera is renowned as one of the forebears of "serious games" – what chance would it stand under new government funding guidelines?By Escape from Woomera development team, via Wikimedia CommonsThe recently-published draft guidelines for the National Program fo Artistic Excellence (NPEA) make it clear the body – under the...
As control over water returns to the state, the Indonesian government should carefully develop policies to manage and monitor water services.nikkytok/www.shutterstock.comAfter having been run by private corporations for almost two decades, water services in Jakarta are starting a new era.
In February, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court ruled tha...
EPA/Wu HongThree big lessons came out of the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. First, the Asian economies to our north could be a source of economic threat as well as opportunity. Second, economic crises can quickly turn into political ones, as Indonesia’s Suharto among others discovered to his cost. Third, if you’re going to...
The Constitution has been very successful in setting out how Australian federalism will work.Museum of Australian DemocracyWhen the men who came together in the 1890s to draw up a constitution to enable the Australian colonies to federate, what did they think they were doing? Looking at the debates and the Constitution itself, one thing is...
For decades, the Australian trade and construction sector operated almost entirely on word-of-mouth recommendations and local community networks. Small business owners typically relied on local newspa...
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Introduction Visa decisions can shape employment, family life, study plans, travel, and future residence. A small omission can lead to delay, added expense, or refusal. Immigration lawyers assess l...
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Many industrial processes require moisture to be removed from compressed air, products or process materials before they move to the next stage. Excess moisture can affect equipment performance, produc...
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Effective communication helps teams stay organised, share ideas and keep track of important information. While digital tools are now common in many workplaces, a whiteboard continues to provide a simp...
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The Evolution of Sustainable Event Merchandise Event planning has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade. Gone are the days when organizers could hand out cheap, single use plastic...
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Flowers have a great power to speak when humans cannot express their feelings with right words. Flowers are the best gifts when you are celebrating a birthday or welcoming a newborn child into your fa...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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Tariff escalations, supply chain fragility, geopolitical events, and the ongoing threat of cyber disruption have reshaped the risk environment facing Australian organisations. The problem is that ma...
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Starting out as an Uber driver in Melbourne is not as complicated as it sounds but getting the vehicle right is where most new drivers get stuck. Uber has strict requirements around vehicle age, condi...
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South Africans living in Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra will now be able to access passport, identi...
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