by Lisa Smyth | Jul 16, 2020 | Business
Once seen as personnel administrators and compliance wardens, the HR practitioner has evolved to become one of the most powerful people in any business – as long as they can keep up the pace. HR professionals have had a bad rap for a while now. For some people, a...
by Lisa Smyth | Jun 25, 2020 | Environment
Wind, water and the sun now supply a fifth of Australia’s electricity. It’s not just the environment that’s benefitting from the country’s shift to renewable energy – jobseekers are as well. In 2018, 21 per cent of the power generated in Australia came from...
by Lisa Smyth | Jun 11, 2020 | Agriculture
truffles are a delicacy most often associated with old world decadence, but in a move no one saw coming, the truffles served at the world’s top restaurants today have a good chance of being grown down under. Australia’s great truffle triumph In 2012, hip hop...
by Lisa Smyth | Jan 29, 2020 | Agriculture
There is no doubt that ‘smart farms’ can increase yields and reduce operating costs. But is the Australian agriculture industry ready for digital farming? We find out. Introducing smart farms in Australia Australian farmers are often romanticised as ‘battlers’ – men...
by Lisa Smyth | Nov 28, 2019 | Business
Today there are more than 170 gin distilleries in Australia; five years ago there were barely 20. With Aussie craft gin winning international awards and taking a cut of the domestic spirits market, is this exceptional growth here to stay or will it prove to be another...