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Technology | Transport & Logistics
A sustainable heavy haul sector – what to expect in the years ahead
Few industries are bracing for more innovation and disruption than Australia’s Heavy Haul rail sector. In recent years, advances in technology, manufacturing, and systems integration have helped the sector push new limits in terms of axle load and throughput efficiency. In years to come, surging demand and investment will continue to raise the expectations surrounding…
11 Mar 2021, by Amy SarcevicLegal | Occupational Health & Safety
Mentally healthy workplaces – a necessary reform for our mental health
Australian employers are facing increasing pressure to address mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. Every year on average eight million working days are lost due to mental ill-health, with one in five people (21 percent) taking time off because they feel stressed, anxious or depressed. Stigma and discrimination is also an issue, with 78.1…
10 Mar 2021, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Enhancing the health of people released from prison
It is well documented that rates of physical and mental ill health are elevated among people in prison. Some conditions – including chronic disease, substance dependence, and mental illness - are usually brought into the system, whilst others – particularly blood borne viruses – may be acquired within its precincts. The RACGP estimates, for example,…
10 Mar 2021, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication | Transport & Logistics
How Speno Rail cultivates its safety culture
When it comes to conversations about rail safety, topics like predictive maintenance, cybersecurity, and software standardisation are rarely short of air time. But according to Mark Green, Managing Director of Speno Rail Maintenance Australia, factors like people engagement, team building, and supportive leadership should carry equal weight in the safety discussion. “It’s all about having…
9 Mar 2021, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
Breaking new ground in heavy haul operations – an interview with Kevin Piefer
ARA Heavy Haul Interview questions with Managing Director for Holland Rail Services, Kevin Piefer Q: Kevin, why did Holland LP, a North American based company, decide to branch out to Australia? Is Holland doing business in any other countries? A: Holland is a company that innovates, builds upon its innovations, and then operates what it…
8 Mar 2021, by Informa InsightsHealthcare | Technology
Challenges and opportunities for telehealth – an interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta
They say adversity is often the catalyst for change and for the Australian healthcare sector, COVID-19 has been no exception. Faced with the awkward objective of treating more patients with fewer resources, the sector has embraced innovation quickly; upholding – even surpassing – usual rates of service provision. Telehealth has been pivotal in this response,…
2 Mar 2021, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Technology
Real time prescription monitoring: an update
For decades, a paper based system has underpinned Australia's strict medicines and poisons regulations. Within this system, doctors have no way of knowing if patients seeking controlled medicines are living with an undiagnosed addiction and securing multiple doses of the same drug from different practices. Often, prescribing doctors say ‘yes’ and write a script because…
18 Feb 2021, by Amy SarcevicBanking & Finance | Legal
Financial abuse enablement – an insidious side-effect of the potential RLO repeal
Australia may see a resurgence in financial and economic abuse if the Senate opts to scrap responsible lending obligations (RLO), warns Gerard Brody of the Consumer Action Law Centre. The move to weaken RLOs was made by Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in September last year, in a bid to maintain credit flow in the wake…
17 Feb 2021, by Amy SarcevicEducation
The main ingredient for teaching success
School principal Tina King still vividly recalls the day a recently qualified teacher knocked on her office door and began sobbing. Just months into the role, pressures from parents, students, and impending exams had begun to feel overwhelming – her last hope to purge all in an impromptu meeting with her boss. “It was heartbreaking,”…
16 Feb 2021, by Amy SarcevicEducation
Meeting Victorian students at their learning point of need – an interview with Karen Money
Working with 26 Victorian schools during last year’s forced closures, award-winning educator, Karen Money, made one clear observation about remote learning: that some students thrived with the added autonomy, whilst others lagged without in-person teacher support. “The polarity really struck me,” she said ahead of The Age Schools Summit. “Some students flourished when they were…
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