Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - March, 2016
Legal experts say there needs to be big reforms to protect privacy in the digital age.
Live gambling ban planned
The Federal Government could regulate the rapidly-expanding world of online gambling.
Research reports viral recipe
Psychologists say they are close to identifying the recipe for a viral video.
Data shows strong finance glass ceiling
Female accountants hit the glass ceiling because of outdated work cultures and gender-based discrimination, research shows.
Sweet drink tax could can obesity
The UK Government is imposing a tax on sugary drinks to help tackle obesity, leaving many to wonder if the same thing would work in Australia.
Training claims taken upstairs
The administrators of a collapsed training company have raised allegations of a massive rort.
Call for apology in park corruption claim
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk wants Queensland’s Labor Party to apologise, after the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) decided not to investigate the proposed sale of land to an LNP donor.
IA paper backs councils' road claims
Infrastructure Australia has released its 15-year Australian Infrastructure Plan, and it has already been used to argue for more local government involvement.
Pay talk report shows deep ructions
A new report has highlighted the “bargaining fatigue” in APS negotiations.
WA tightens ticket deals
The WA Parliament has ratified big changes to the structure of Healthway, the scandal-ridden WA Government health promotion agency.
Australian hate inaccurately based
A recent survey has found that negative attitudes among Australian voters towards asylum seekers are driven by religious bigotry more than by racism or economic anxieties.
Death report reveals avoidable risks
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the environment is killing millions of people every year.
Drinking data shows binge risks
Experts have gathered data on the toll that heavy drinkers take on society.
Palmer's plays lead to delays
Federal MP and embattled mining boss Clive Palmer has blamed regulatory processes for a big delay in restarting his nickel refinery.
Protests over gas giant's safety
Union members in Darwin have held a protest against working conditions at the Ichthys LNG construction project.
Coca-Cola reveals distracting deals
Cola-Cola has published a list of 34 Australian institutions that were given a share of $1.7 million in research funding over the past five years.
Locals celebrate big drug deal
A potentially life-saving new Australian drug is on its way to market.
SA strangled by reams of red tape
A new report says red tape on water and electricity prices in South Australia must be slashed, and the state could do with fewer government Ministers as well.
High-tech cities to take Nature's tips
The engineers of the future say new cities will be designed according to the lessons of our biological past.