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Published in SmartCompany

A dynamic economy depends on movement. When people change jobs, ideas travel with them.

Cities are the beating hearts of Australia’s economy. They are where ideas collide, industries cluster and opportunity multiplies.

Australians have always valued fairness and choice. We like knowing that when something breaks, we can shop around for the best price and service.

Published in The Canberra Times

When Geoffrey Hinton, the so‑called ‘godfather of AI’, declared in 2016 that ‘we should stop training radiologists now,’ his warning caused a stir.

‘It’s not a question of enough, pal. It’s a zero‑sum game. Somebody wins and somebody loses.’ Gordon Gekko’s line in Wall Street captured the ethos of 1980s greed.

Imagine being a health worker earning under $80,000, only to find that if you quit, you can’t work in the same occupation for an indefinite period. The geographic scope?

Every year, thousands of Australian charities are required to file an Annual Information Statement.

When Australian scientists at CSIRO developed the technologies behind modern Wi‑Fi, it was a breakthrough that reshaped how people connect and communicate.

Artificial intelligence is often described in apocalyptic tones. Depending on who you listen to, it is either about to take every job, or end work as we know it.

Have you noticed your shopping basket feeling lighter, even though the bill at the checkout hasn’t changed?

Australia is a nation obsessed with performance. We admire grit, teamwork and ingenuity on the field, and we take pride in our reputation for punching above our weight in international sport.

For more than half a century, open trade has helped make Australia more prosperous, dynamic and resilient. Yet around the world, support for openness is fraying. Big economies are turning inward.

When a German bakery chain wanted to boost sales, it didn’t hire consultants or launch a splashy rebrand. Instead, it did something more radical: it ran a randomised trial.

In 1930, John Maynard Keynes looked a century ahead and predicted that productivity growth would transform the lives of future generations.

In a fast‑changing economy, consumer trust isn’t just a virtue – it’s a necessity.