Jun
2
2026
Defence has received more than 25 co-investment proposals in the three months since the Advanced Capabilities Investment Fund (ACIF) was launched, demonstrating broad support for the new financing model. Designed to boost the domestic defence industry, the ACI Fund offers co-contributions of up to $500m to encourage private sector investment in defence and in dual-use …read more
May
27
2026
AI-powered workplaces have a huge and often unmet need for the soft skills of communication, emotional intelligence, trust building and social awareness, say experts in the field. A broad social disconnect and a fear of AI-driven job loss have driven the need for managers who can build trust, as well as communicate and support employees …read more
May
26
2026
Australia will invest billions of dollars in autonomous weapons systems over the next decade while simultaneously taking part in international negotiations to restrict and control their use. Autonomous weapons systems – particularly drones – have been deployed in Gaza, Sudan, the Red Sea and in the US-Iran conflict, and with deadly effect during the Ukraine-Russia …read more
May
6
2026
After an international career in banking, Rosemary de Lambert has the experience and understanding to manage her family’s financial holdings, but she understands why many women find handling significant wealth a significant burden. A long-term Macquarie Bank executive, rising to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Macquarie Private Bank, de Lambert is now retired, …read more
Apr
2
2026
Giving employees the ability to shape their careers is core to a morale-boosting drive by the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation, says the charity’s chief people and culture officer Mariam Hares. SCHF has a range of employee benefits including personalised coaching, flexible work schedules, comprehensive mentoring, a shared online learning hub and generous funds and time …read more
Apr
2
2026
Health services start-up Five Good Friends offers a wide range of technology-enabled in-home services for elderly and less-well Australians, while providing a range of flexible and part-time employment for carers. Founded in 2016 and catering for an increasingly ageing and unwell Australian population, the start-up’s digital platforms provide instant information on in-home care visits and …read more
Mar
6
2026
Australia’s higher education sector is increasingly filled with talented and driven women: managing sprawling faculties, leading research across the span of disciplines, and taking on the job of running entire institutions. For her part, Nicola Phillips is just weeks into the top job at the newly-formed Adelaide University – a massive institution likely to soon …read more
Feb
25
2026
Whole-body three-dimensional scanners have been used to photograph all the sun-affected skin of nearly 10,000 volunteers for a revolutionary research study which has so far found 500 potentially fatal melanomas, along with many other less dangerous skin cancers. The Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID) has boosted skin-cancer screening research with …read more
Feb
25
2026
An Australian program designed to stop teenagers vaping has proved to be one of the few successful anti-vaping interventions in the world. A research paper published earlier this year in the Lancet Public Health journal found students in a trial were 65 per cent less likely to vape in the year after they went through …read more
Feb
25
2026
Black soldier flies can be used to address two of Australia’s largest environmental problems: food waste and plastics pollution. Australia produces 7.6 million tonnes of food waste annually, and 84 per cent of the nation’s plastic waste ends up in landfill every year. Research now underway at Southern Cross University is delving into the many …read more