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Do we have to let a crisis develop before we do anything?
Ian McAuley | September 21, 2017Governments are adept at responding to crises, but in the absence of a crisis policymakers are equally adept at ignoring trends that call for a policy response. Ian McAuley considers how the classification of a problem as a Left / Right issue is stymying progress.
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The future is bright and bold for advanced manufacturing
Dr Keith McLean | September 20, 2017Contrary to popular belief Australian manufacturing isn’t dying, it is evolving. CSIRO’s Director of Manufacturing Dr Keith McLean contemplates this shift.
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SMEs – the label that’s killing our growth
Mike Rich | September 18, 2017The midsize business sector is not an officially recognised sector and by lumping medium enterprises under the SME label they are totally forgotten. Midsize business owner Mike Rich says it is now time to change this integration.
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Stuck in the middle? Mid-sized enterprises in Australia
Mark Cully | September 15, 2017Does Australia have too few mid-sized and large businesses and what barriers inhibit their growth? Mark Cully, Chief Economist at the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science outlines the three underlying drivers in a speech given at Global Access Partners Annual Economic Summit on 8 September, 2017.
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Think Digital or Become History
The Honourable Ed Husic MP | September 12, 2017Technological change will shape the future of work. The Honourable Ed Husic MP spoke at the GAP Summit about the need for Australian SME’s to engage in digital transformation and to continue to innovate to remain relevant. His full speech can be read here.
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GAP Summit to champion mid market
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | September 7, 2017The mid-sized business sector is an engine for growth in the Australian economy and will be the focus of the eighth annual Global Access Partners Vision for Australia Summit. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Global Access Partners, explains further.
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A call for support for the mid-market
Marieke Ter Meer | September 4, 2017Global Access Partners has undertaken extensive research into the mid market. GAP research assistant Marieke Ter Meer shares these insights in regard to the ‘Hidden Giants’ of the Australian economy.
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Mid-sized businesses – a recommendation to drive growth
Daryl Chambers | August 28, 2017It is important that governments increase support to encourage mid-sized enterprises to grow. Daryl Chambers of mid-sized business M2M Connectivity explains why, ahead of the Global Access Partners Summit.
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Celebrating diversity and promoting social inclusion in our community
Victor Perton | August 21, 2017Australians need charismatic leaders who have a long term vision for the country. Not leaders driven by personal ambition or motivated by lobbies or donor’s interests. Shepparton based community leader Rashidi Samaili considers Australian leadership.
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Science crucial to agricultural innovation
Marta Hernandez-Jover | August 14, 2017Paddock to the plate, National Science Week is an opportunity to reflect on the role that science plays in agriculture writes Acting Director of the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Dr Marta Hernandez-Jover.
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The true value of fundraising is life experience
Sarah McKenzie | August 9, 2017Fundraising not only has a transformative impact on disadvantaged members of society, like the young residents of Stepping Stone House, but affects the fundraisers themselves. Ray Sykes shares his inspiring story with Sarah McKenzie.
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Australian citizenship – who is in and who is out?
Dominic O'Sullivan | August 1, 2017Recent activity in the Australian Senate has us questioning who is Australian? Australia shares high level national security information with some of the jurisdictions that Canavan, Ludlam, Waters and perhaps Banks and Roberts hold citizenship with, yet we find their citizens threatening. Dominic O’Sullivan considers.