As election and budget season approaches, one must/should/perhaps consider the economic ‘soothsayers’ and their recent/current record.  Consider the actual Wage Price Index versus the RBA/Budget forecasts over the last decade…

The wealthiest on earth. The latest Credit-Suisse Global Wealth report says in terms of median wealth, Australia (USD $191,453) has overtaken Switzerland into first place. Australia’s (mean) wealth per adult…

Smart Cities Expo World Forum combines the power of collocated conference with state-of-the-art expo floor in order to educate people towards smart cities and urban planning technologies, strive for innovation,…

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its Estimates of Homelessness based on the 2016 Census. As always, PLACE matters! The ABS defintion of Homelessness is anyone that: is in…

What we measure, why we measure it and how we measure it are the foundation stones of reasoned, defensible decision making. Sometimes (increasingly) though, the “IT” changes more quickly than…

H.I.L.D.A.  Simply one of the key public resources in the world of “alternative facts“. An essential guide to those needing evidence-based details of socio-economic patterns in Australia. The Household, Income…

The 2017 Budget announced increases in maximum student contributions for government-supported university students, along with lower income thresholds for repaying student debt. In this Policy Pitch event, co-hosted by the…

State of the Nation is Australia’s premier public policy discussion forum, bringing together decision makers and leaders from government, business, industry and community organisations for an intensive, day-and-a-half of presentations…

Welcome to the slowest day of the rest of your life…  A capital-intensive new renaissance ? Be careful what you wish for… Outstanding conversation led by Paul Colgan @Colgo with…