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Call for Queensland’s champions of mature workers
First 5000 | September 20, 2018Queensland’s Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman is calling on businesses with mature aged employees to share their story and nominate for the Mature Workers Mean Business Awards.
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September 19 was National Family Business Day
First 5000 | September 19, 2018National Family Business Day, organised by Family Business Australia, celebrates the massive contribution which family businesses make to Australia. The FBA have used the day to announce new inductees to the FBA Family Business Hall of Fame and announce winners of the Family Business National Awards.
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Australia’s $315bn opportunity in digital innovation
First 5000 | September 19, 2018Digital innovation can deliver $315 billion in gross economic value to Australia over the next decade, according to a new landmark report from AlphaBeta Advisors, commissioned by CSIRO’s Data61.
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Aussie SMBs in hot water as house prices continue to fall
First 5000 | September 19, 2018Australian small business owners have continued to use their homes as a guarantee in recent years, but with property values declining across the country and bank interest rates on the rise, Jirsch Sutherland, a specialist insolvency and business recovery practice, is warning SMBs of the dangers that may lay ahead.
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Safety alert issued for engineered stone benchtop workers
First 5000 | September 19, 2018Queensland’s Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace has issued an urgent safety warning for workers and employers in the state’s engineered stone benchtop manufacturing industry to remind them that the dry cutting of engineered stone is prohibited due to the risk of inhaling silica dust.
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Make every day ‘talk like a pirate day’
Stephen Chong | September 18, 2018Managers who remember the ‘Rs’ of good communication can get more out of their staff while reducing workplace friction.
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New study reveals what drives female CEOs
First 5000 | September 18, 2018A new study released by Korn Ferry and the Australian Institute of Company Directors examines the careers of current and recent female CEOs in Australia and highlights the common success factors on the road to the top.
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South Australian holographic video conferencing system connects users in 3D
Anthony Dodd | September 18, 2018South Australian volumetrics business Voxon Photonics has demonstrated its three-dimensional, two-way holographic video conferencing system over a 5G network at the Mobile World Congress Americas 2018 event in Los Angeles.
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French and Australian space agencies announce new collaboration
First 5000 | September 17, 2018The new Australian Space Agency and its French counterpart have announced plans to work together to take full advantage of the rapidly expanding global space industry.
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Graduate gender pay gap narrows
First 5000 | September 17, 2018The graduate gender pay gap in Australia is narrowing, with more women in paid work than ever, a new Grattan Institute report has found.
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Fresh boost for hydrogen technology research
First 5000 | September 17, 2018The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded $22.1 million in funding to 16 research projects to encourage innovation in techniques to export renewable hydrogen to the rest of the world.
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Most businesses are failing to comply with GDPR
First 5000 | September 16, 2018The majority of businesses around the world are still failing to comply with GDPR, according to new research from American cloud computing firm Talend. 70% of companies couldn’t fulfill data access and portability requests within the GDPR-specified one-month time limit.
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Virtual reality bridges gap between hazardous workplaces and the classroom
Andrew Spence | September 16, 2018Virtual reality technology is being used to teach refrigeration students in South Australia how to identify workplace hazards in real-world settings from the safety of the classroom.
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Victoria slashes red tape for small business
First 5000 | September 16, 2018The Victorian Government claims it is making things easier for businesses, councils and industries across the state by slashing their regulatory burden, helping to grow the economy and create jobs.
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Ten years after the GFC the financial risks are worsening
Julian Lorkin | September 15, 2018With new risks threatening the balance of financial markets, the world has not heeded the lessons of the global financial crisis, says UNSW Business School Director of Global Finance, Fariborz Moshirian.