Staying philosophical

Taking a more philosophical attitude to failure in life, rather than seeing it as an inevitable stepping stone to success, can help us develop as people.

It never rains but it pours

The cumulative effect of problems from bushfires and floods to the pandemic and economic woes is eroding our ability to respond and exhausting our emergency management response systems.

Building personal resilience

Everyone experiences failure in their lives, but simple techniques to build mental resilience may help you overcome it in the future.

The business of failure

There will always be change and turbulence for entrepreneurs, but those who “fail forward” and learn from their mistakes are more likely to prove successful.

Australian maritime resilience

Australia needs a framework that encourages a mix of coastal and international trading ships to ensure logistics resilience and supply chains in the future.

Fail better

Lots of people fail in their early creative careers only to find success later on, although we never hear about the vast numbers who never make it.

Magnesium chains can’t take the strain

Globalisation in one form or another is no doubt here to stay, but the age of predictable, reliable supply chains is over.

After the flood

Flood preparedness and recovery plans should be developed in partnership with health and emergency services, disability organisations and community groups to ensure best practice is combined with local knowledge.

Fuel woes highlight resilience problem

Australia’s just-in-time approach to fuel supplies and the gradual decline in onshore refining left the nation vulnerable to international supply shocks which short term measures like fuel subsidies do nothing to counter.

Man is born free, but he lives in global supply chains

It’s hard to imagine a more thorough stress test for globalisation than the double whammy of a once-in-a-century global pandemic followed by a land war between two of the world’s major commodity producers.

Strengthening Northern Australia

The challenge for the new minister for northern Australia is to ensure alignment of whole-of-nation outcomes and regional investment and development.

Remembering the lessons of Covid

We speak casually about living in ‘uncertain times’ a great deal. For a very large chunk of the population, the Covid-19 pandemic has been the only truly uncertain time they have experienced.