An ABC Landline episode from 2018 highlighted Australian Vertical Systems Vertical farming as a way of producing food or crops stacked on top of one another, in an indoor environment. It…
Election Season
Moral behaviour in animals. Frans de Waal’s fairness study. An oldie but a goodie! Pro-social monkeys. Something to ponder during election week… Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity — caring about…
Outcomes of Investing in Regional Victoria
The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office has just released its review in to the outcomes of investing in regional Victoria. Online Dashboard Link: Link to Online Dashboard Regional Victoria is home…
Forecasts
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…
Global Wealth 2018
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
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,…
Home(less) in Australia?
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…
Measuring measurement
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…
When all else fails: HILDA
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…