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Defence & Security
A novel approach to sustaining defence industry
Creating an enduring industrial base for Defence projects is one of the most critical challenges Australia is facing in its bid to future-proof military capability. While efforts to improve domestic supply chains have helped make inroads, the nation’s relatively high manufacturing costs limit the efficacy of this approach. Tim Pickford and Millie Keating of defence…
22 Feb 2022, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
New emissions reduction methods for transport and hydrogen
Transport is Australia's third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing 17 percent of the country’s overall carbon output. While, the sector has made vast improvements in recent years, dropping its emissions contribution by two percentage points since 2019, there is still a significant amount of work to do. One new initiative by the Clean…
16 Feb 2022, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
What can Australia learn from the UK’s offshore wind sector?
Australia’s offshore wind sector is set for exponential growth this year, with legislation now permitting the development of turbine infrastructure on the domestic seabed. This legal groundwork, combined with the nation’s geographical advantages, give increasing hope that offshore wind will become a viable alternative as we transition away from our ageing coal fleet and power…
9 Feb 2022, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Rio Tinto accelerates towards 50 percent emissions reduction target
Rio Tinto, a recognised leader in sustainable practices, is taking further strides towards its target of 50 percent emissions reduction by 2030, with a new fleet of battery electric locomotives now being trialled. The new energy-efficient vehicles, currently in prototype form, will integrate with Rio’s world-famous AutoHaul® project – a fully autonomous fleet of ore…
9 Feb 2022, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Legal
How might voluntary assisted dying legislation in NSW compare with other jurisdictions?
In the last few years, a major shift in political thinking has seen most Australian jurisdictions - bar those that lack the statutory power to do so - adopt some form of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation. First Victoria in 2019, followed by Western Australia in 2021; and more recently Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia,…
31 Jan 2022, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Why private health insurers should care about chronic disease management
Surgery for heart disease represents one of the largest costs for private health insurers in Australia at a collective $2.1 billion annually. By comparison, the sector has only modestly invested in heart disease management – a move that, paradoxically, could make acute outcomes like surgery much less common. Since 2007, when the sector was first…
17 Dec 2021, by Amy SarcevicDefence & Security
Win-win and partnerships in the rapid delivery of military capability
As Australia’s geopolitical relationships evolve and the strategic landscape becomes more complex, building sovereign capability on domestic shores is at the forefront of efforts to boost the nation’s warfighting efficacy. But with the threat outlook uncertain, how can the government optimise investment in its quest to future-proof military capability? While Defence budgets may now be…
15 Dec 2021, by Amy SarcevicOccupational Health & Safety
How to manage burnout in the workplace – tips from an Organisational Psychologist
Feeling ‘burnt out’ has become a familiar scenario for workers across all industries, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. For those lucky enough to have stayed in their roles, furloughs and redundancies elsewhere in the business have added weight to their workloads, and heightened pressure to perform. For office workers, ‘stay at home’ mandates have made it…
8 Dec 2021, by Amy SarcevicBanking & Finance | Legal
The antitrust paradox – and how to overcome it for a healthy financial services market
To maintain health in the financial services sector - or indeed any sector - two key things are needed: innovation and competition. These two things are interdependent. For innovation to flourish, competition is needed. And for competition to flourish, innovation is needed. To encourage both, antitrust regulation is used. But, when too stringent – or…
29 Nov 2021, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Learnings and key takeaways from RISSB Rail Safety 2021
Thanks again to everyone who made RISSB’s Rail Safety Conference 2021 such a success. Themed ‘New ideas, new perspectives and new directions’, the conference brought together over 180 attendees, both in-person at the Swissotel Sydney and online in a new virtual conference environment, representing government, regulators, operators, network managers, safety leaders, and suppliers from right…
19 Nov 2021, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
