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Applying the learnings from 2020 to 2021
Craig West | January 6, 20212020 was certainly an unusual year – but like many other years in history, there are themes and learnings we can apply to what might happen going forward, Craig West explains.
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Grattan Institute’s annual summer recommended reading list
Danielle Wood | January 5, 2021Six thought-provoking works have made Grattan Institute’s annual Summer Recommended Reading List for the Prime Minister. Topics featured include coronavirus, climate change, Aboriginal lives matter, refugees and migration, female workforce participation, and recession.
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New Year resolutions to inspire adaptability at work
Gary Martin | January 4, 2021As your return to work draws closer, there is a good chance you will be thinking about what you want to achieve in your career over the next 12 months — what to do more of and perhaps even what to do less of. Professor Gary Martin explains.
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First 5000 top 20 blogs of 2020
Helen Hull | December 24, 2020I’d like to thank our contributors, readers and Global Access Partners on what has been an extraordinary year for First 5000 and businesses in Australia. We saw record readership and I am delighted to share our top 20 most read stories of 2020.
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2020 – Silver linings
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | December 23, 2020Global Access Partners, the publisher of First 5000, tackled the challenges posed by COVID social distancing measures by successfully moving its administration and events online. Catherine Fritz-Kalish explains.
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Aussies shop big in 2020 to shake off COVID-19 blues
First 5000 | December 22, 2020Australians turned to retail therapy to counter feelings of loneliness or to stave off boredom and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns, a new report by Monash University researchers has found.
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SMEs name open borders as the key for small business recovery
First 5000 | December 21, 2020Australian small business owners have overwhelmingly named open borders as the top factor needed for them to rebound from the COVID-19 recession.
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Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre forecasts billion dollar return
First 5000 | December 18, 2020The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has analysed the completion of its first 10 industry projects together with the release of its 2020 Project Impact Report. The report provides an overview of 78 co-funded manufacturing projects and showcases the economic impact of the first 10 of these commercial opportunities.