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Occupational Health & Safety | Uncategorised
Industrial manslaughter legislation – is there a need and will it boost WHS compliance?
In 2017, Queensland became the second state in Australia (following the ACT in 2004) to enact industrial manslaughter (IM) legislation. The laws – which are an extension of the existing Work Health & Safety Act 2011 (QLD) - criminally illegalise any action or omission of action, that inadvertently causes death in the workplace. If found guilty of…
15 May 2019, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication
Creating a healthy operating theatre team culture – insights from Scott Dutton
Have you ever been to a restaurant where, in the short time it takes you to order and eat a meal, you get a pretty good insight into the workplace dynamics? Whether the waiters get along; how overbearing the manager is; whether the staff are overworked and unhappy? As well as preventing costly setbacks like…
14 May 2019, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Commercialising Healthcare Innovation
The Australian healthcare sector is not short of innovation. In a single year, around 10,000 digital health apps will be added to the app store; almost as many pharmaceutical research papers will be published by academic journals; and the Australian medical technology (medtech) industry will gross upwards of ten billion dollars. But in a bottlenecked…
10 May 2019, by Amy SarcevicTechnology | Transport & Logistics
How big data is transforming port and marine operations
The marine freight industry has historically relied on intuition and “traditional” (look-back) data to inform its operational and investment decisions. While markers such as transit times, revenue per TEU and cost per voyage are undoubtedly important metrics, they are limited in terms of their ability to make accurate forecasts and sound business decisions. In contrast,…
3 May 2019, by Amy SarcevicEducation | Planning & Design
How Southern Cross University is growing its student profile
Situated just 400 metres from North Kirra Beach, and with views of the Pacific Ocean from many vantage points in the campus buildings, Southern Cross University's Gold Coast campus is unique in Australia. But it is the University's relationship with the adjacent Gold Coast Airport that really sets it apart from other tertiary education institutions -…
1 May 2019, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources | Uncategorised
Exploration activity in the NT’s Katherine region
The earth is moving in the Greater Katherine Region of Australia’s Northern Territory, with a flurry of exploration activity currently taking place and more land being pegged by major market players. Up 35 percent from the previous year, expenditure figures are also pointing to a promising future, says Dr. Ian Srimgeour of the Northern Territory…
15 Apr 2019, by Amy SarcevicBanking & Finance | Healthcare
The headwinds confronting PHI and opportunities to grow participation
The Australian private health insurance (PHI) industry is no stranger to the topic of affordability. But with rates of participation declining for the first time since the introduction of Life Time Health Cover loading, the Medicare Levy Surcharge, and 30 percent Rebate some 19 years ago, the issue is resurfacing. Though participation rates remain generally…
12 Apr 2019, by Amy SarcevicBanking & Finance | Business | Legal
Ethics versus compliance – restoring consumer trust in financial services
As the Australian financial services sector continues to grapple with a post-Royal Commission consumer trust deficit, the efficacy of a compliance-based approach to banking has been called into question. Despite ethical mandates, such as ASICs “fairness initiative” and AFCA’s “fairness review”, a compliance framework continues to dominate banking practices; with efforts to instill a culture…
11 Apr 2019, by Informa InsightsDefence & Security | Occupational Health & Safety | Uncategorised
How the Department of Defence is responding to the PFAS crisis
Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals - long used in items such as food packaging, nonstick cookware and firefighting foam – which now find themselves under increasing concerns over environmental and potential health impacts. In recent years, empirical evidence regarding the toxicity of PFAS chemicals has been brought to light,…
10 Apr 2019, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
Tackling Australia’s war on waste – an interview with Matt Genever of Sustainability Victoria
Australia’s “war on waste” took a sinister turn earlier this year when India confirmed that it will follow in China’s footsteps and place a ban on waste imports. Meanwhile, the Australian public’s concern over its own high garbage volumes, low resource recovery rates and linear (make-use-dispose) economy is growing. All of this overlaid by a…
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