World’s largest 3D-printed deck fitting declared shipshape A 1.5-tonne part manufactured in Adelaide has been certified, making it the world’s largest approved 3D-printed shipboard fitting and opening the door to a potential flood of new work. The deck-mounted Panama Chock was manufactured in Adelaide’s northern suburbs by AML3D for Singapore company Keppel Offshore & Marine […]
The legal obligation of employers during a global pandemic
2020 was a year of change and challenges. Its global impact was something that we have never seen and experienced before. Our daily lives and the way we undertake business has changed. Hybrid work settings have been present even before the global pandemic. The “work from home” setup has slowly been carried out by people […]
Online activity during COVID lockdowns sees surge in cyber a...
A cybercrime is now reported every eight minutes in Australia with criminals and spies taking advantage of large numbers of people working from home during COVID-19 lockdowns. Key points:Cyber security incidents soared by 13 per cent in Australia during the past financial year, according to the official report The Australian Cyber Security Centre says criminals […]
Creating the foundations for a future-proof workplace
With rolling lockdowns continuing to plague Australian businesses, many are coming to terms with the fact that the way staff undertake their duties has changed forever. Clearly, work is no longer a location but is now an activity that can be completed anywhere and at any time. This shift is changing the shape and nature […]
Outlook reveals spring bushfire risk
Grass and crop growth in south-east Queensland and northern NSW, along with plentiful grass and dry soil in the north of WA, are creating above normal fire potential conditions in those areas as Australia heads into spring. Elsewhere in the ACT, most of NSW and Victoria, the spring potential for fire is below normal as […]
The power of positive planning
10 tips on building resilience and thriving during the pandemic It’s safe to say that the past 18 months have been tumultuous. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world, changing the way we live. Yet for those of us with a glass-half-full mentality, every challenge presents an opportunity, and these strange times are […]
We all play a part
Climate is right for a proactive ESG strategy The pandemic has brought to the forefront the need to fully understand risks and impacts to businesses, and for increased resilience and sustainability, but there’s also another risk on the register: climate change. The release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report last week brought […]
A great initiative!
Telstra makes public payphone calls free Australians will be able to make free calls from public payphones across the country under a new Telstra initiative. Standard national calls and SMS from Telstra’s network of more than 15,000 payphones will be made free from Tuesday, while payphones will become completely coinless from October 1. But consumers […]
“Does anyone know a good lawyer?”
There’s a global crisis happening, and it doesn’t involve COVID. The fact is, 70-80 per cent of people who have legal needs don’t engage with a lawyer to seek the legal help they need and the main reason for this is fear around price; second is lack of trust. How can a small-business owner find […]
How it all began……
What now happens across the majority of cyber incidents? Cybercrime is an ever-evolving beast. Over the past 20-years, hackers have changed their tactics time and time again, finding multiple ways to monetise their illegal access to corporate networks. It used to be that criminals would steal the actual computer hardware – for example, snatching a […]
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