• Culture

    Stranger than fiction


    Eloise Dennis |  September 9, 2026


    Analysts and policymakers looking to explore and plan for possible futures should read more science fiction.


  • Politics and Policy

    Answer the question


    Luke Beck |  September 9, 2026


    If top bureaucrats don’t enjoy being criticised and mocked on social media for giving evasive answers during parliamentary hearings they could always just answer the questions being asked.


  • Space

    Dark star


    Open Forum |  September 9, 2026


    The most comprehensive catalogue of exploding white dwarf stars ever assembled has revealed new clues about dark energy, the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating expansion.


Latest Story

  • Australian Space Initiative report released

    editor     |      October 3, 2017

    A Space Industry Taskforce organised by Global Access Partners advocates the creation of a commercially focused national space agency in its own report, submitted to the Australian Government in August.

  • Federal Government Announces Space Agency

    Open Forum     |      September 26, 2017

    After years of lobbying from the nation’s scientists and space industry advocates, the Australian Government has announced the establishment of a National Space Agency.

  • Incubator for energy tech start-ups

    editor     |      September 26, 2017

    EnergyAustralia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kiah Research, one of the TCG companies, to establish an incubator for energy tech start-ups, using the know-how of Energy Australia and the commercial nous of TCG.

  • For midsize businesses to grow they need to act strategically

    Prof. James Guthrie     |      September 26, 2017

    Midsize enterprises use innovative practices to grow and chartered accountants must also prepare themselves for a shift in their traditional role, just like the medium-sized clients they serve. Prof James Guthrie of CA ANZ considers the role shift.

  • Coal – the inconvenient truth

    David Shearman     |      September 26, 2017

    The debate on energy has omitted one vital factor that may have provided a rational outcome – health. Dr David Shearman AM, founder of Doctors for the Environment, considers the health ramifications of continued use of coal-fired power.

  • Alternative alternatives – energy solutions

    Max Thomas     |      September 22, 2017

    Transitioning from coal-fired power generation to renewable energy technologies is a necessary process but how do we do this most efficiently and effectively? Max Thomas considers some of our past disasters and successes.

  • Do we have to let a crisis develop before we do anything?

    Ian McAuley     |      September 21, 2017

    Governments 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.

  • The future is bright and bold for advanced manufacturing

    Dr Keith McLean     |      September 20, 2017

    Contrary to popular belief Australian manufacturing isn’t dying, it is evolving. CSIRO’s Director of Manufacturing Dr Keith McLean contemplates this shift.

  • 5 great ways you can get involved in charity work

    Jason Juretic     |      September 19, 2017

    There has been a significant rise recently in corporates involvement with charity and community causes. Rather than just donating, there are more hands-on and meaningful ways to take part. Jason Juretic, CEO of Stepping Stone House, recommends five ways to get involved.

  • SMEs – the label that’s killing our growth

    Mike Rich     |      September 18, 2017

    The 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.

  • Stuck in the middle? Mid-sized enterprises in Australia

    Mark Cully     |      September 15, 2017

    Does 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.

  • Australian Defence Industry: Our National Endeavour

    The Honourable Christopher Pyne MP     |      September 13, 2017

    Entrepreneurial midsize businesses will be crucial to our future wellbeing. The Honourable Christopher Pyne MP addressed the recent Global Access Partners Summit, discussing the opportunities and challenges facing midsize business and how we can work together to grow our defence industry to support the twin goals of national security and economic prosperity.