The 7 Greatest Australian Sporting Innovations
While we like to think of Australia as the ‘clever country’, it’s not unusual for sport to dominate our national psyche. Yet the two aren’t as mutually exclusive as some may think. Australia has a long...
View ArticleThis Beautiful, Twisting Glass Building Could Be Google Australia's Next HQ
This stunning building proposed for Sydney’s Darling Harbour precinct is being flagged as a possible future home for Google Australia.The concept for “The Ribbon” takes advantage of cutting-edge...
View ArticlePilot Executes 'Textbook' Crash Landing After Aircraft Loses Power On...
ABC News has published an amazing video of what happened when a light aircraft lost power over Queensland with a 22-year-old flight instructor and his 18-year-old student on board.Josh Matica was at...
View ArticleCURRENCY TRADER: Here's Why The Bulls Are Coming For The Aussie Dollar
The Aussie traded down below US89c last Friday night but opened the week more than half a cent higher on the back of Chinese data over the weekend.That’s not much of a bounce from the recent lows, but...
View ArticleFive Things Startups Shouldn't Digitize
Start Ups face a unique set of marketing challenges today. Particularly those with a digital bend.Why?Because an increasing digital divide is occurring between digital natives and digital...
View ArticleWaterfront Mansion In Sydney Harbor Could Be Australia's Biggest Home Sale Ever
The Fairfax family is putting its heritage-listed, harbourfront Point Piper mansion ‘Elaine’ up for sale in what is expected to be the biggest ever residential real estate listing in Australia.The...
View ArticleHere's How Much An iPad Costs In 46 Countries
Australia has become the 4th cheapest country in which to buy a 16GB iPad with a retina display, according to CommSec economists Craig James and Savanth Sebastian.CommSec’s latest iPad index, released...
View ArticleAngel Investor Bill Tai Has Put Money Into 110 Companies On 5 Continents —...
Since helping to establish the now-giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in 1987, Bill Tai has kept busy putting millions of dollars into early-stage technology start-ups around the...
View ArticleWhy Australia's Big Banks Are Rated So Highly By Credit Ratings Agencies
Australia's big banks (ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac) enjoy some of the best credit ratings from firms such as Moody’s Investor Services and Standard and Poors, thanks in part to the support they get from...
View ArticleNew Housing Data Confirms Australian Monetary Policy Is Finally Working
The ABS has just released building approvals for September and they’re up an adjusted 14.4% for the month.Private sector houses were fairly quiet rising just 1.5% with units through the roof, up 31.8%...
View ArticleHSBC: Here Are The Best Countries For Expat Families
Australia has ranked fifth in HSBC’s latest Expat Explorer Survey of the best countries for expatriates to live in.The survey ranked 37 countries by costs, lifestyle and support for raising children....
View ArticleThis 'Box Of Crazy' Illustrations Has Reddit All Worked Up
If it’s viral hoax, it’s Inception-level viral hoax.The Box of Crazy is getting a lot of Redditors hot and sweaty right now, and if you’re into treasure, aliens, maps and mystery, this has it all...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Salt: 10 Secrets Of Leadership From A Lifetime Fisherman
He’s real, aged in his late seventies, has spent his life commercial fishing using a tinnie, lives in Albany, Western Australia, and is a direct descendant of the first commercial fisherman in that...
View ArticleHow One Of Australia's Most Successful Artists Wound Up In Jail For Armed...
Award-winning painter Nigel Milsom doesn’t draw in jail. He’s afraid other inmates will notice his ability and force him to do tattoos.Milsom was in the maximum security wing at Cessnock prison last...
View Article16 Australian Entrepreneurs Share Their Most Valuable Life Lessons
The career path of an entrepreneur can be exceptionally rewarding but also incredibly difficult, bearing full responsibility for the consequences of success– and failure.Thankfully, the road is well...
View Article7 Tips For Avoiding Legal Landmines When Doing Business In Asia
The Asian business world is fraught with landmines and it’s not just cultural nuances that tend to trip Australians up.Mini vandePol, who heads up Baker & McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Regional Dispute...
View ArticleHow UK Newspapers Paid Tribute To Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who spent nearly three decades in jail, died last night aged 95.Newspapers in the United Kingdom had front page tributes ready within hours,...
View ArticleMarissa Mayer Got This 'Profound' Time Management Advice From A College Friend
Marissa Mayer is an incredibly busy woman, as the 38-year-old CEO of Yahoo with a young family and mission to develop herself by networking with Silicon Valley’s greatest.Salesforce.com CEO Marc...
View Article7 Things Your Face Says About You
Newcastle, Australia “people reader” Alan Stevens is developing a system that will match career paths to a collection of personality traits that he says can be determined from jobseekers’ facial...
View ArticleA Pattern Of Historical Cycles Says 2014 Could Be A Down Year For Stocks
It’s all in the numbers.Last year was a good one for financial markets, a time of recovery in equity markets, of stronger economies and firmer confidence.The S&P 500 had its fifth straight up year...
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