Jun
22
2026
Ben Nguyen launched the now popular Hai Au Lang Nuong Vietnamese restaurant in Sydney’s western suburb of Canley Vale more than 20 years ago, when nearby Cabramatta was widely seen as the centre of authentic Vietnamese dining. Cabramatta is still known as Little Saigon, but Canley Vale is growing as a restaurant destination and Nguyen …read more
Jun
22
2026
Residents of Western Sydney now routinely dread the baking days of summer, when temperatures can soar into the 40s in some districts – heat of 44 degrees has been recorded at Badgerys Creek, 43.9 at Penrith Lakes, 43.8 at Richmond Airbase. Days when it’s too hot to let the kids play outside, too hot to …read more
May
27
2026
AI-powered workplaces have a huge and often unmet need for the soft skills of communication, emotional intelligence, trust building and social awareness, say experts in the field. A broad social disconnect and a fear of AI-driven job loss have driven the need for managers who can build trust, as well as communicate and support employees …read more
May
6
2026
After an international career in banking, Rosemary de Lambert has the experience and understanding to manage her family’s financial holdings, but she understands why many women find handling significant wealth a significant burden. A long-term Macquarie Bank executive, rising to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Macquarie Private Bank, de Lambert is now retired, …read more
Apr
2
2026
Giving employees the ability to shape their careers is core to a morale-boosting drive by the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation, says the charity’s chief people and culture officer Mariam Hares. SCHF has a range of employee benefits including personalised coaching, flexible work schedules, comprehensive mentoring, a shared online learning hub and generous funds and time …read more
Apr
2
2026
Health services start-up Five Good Friends offers a wide range of technology-enabled in-home services for elderly and less-well Australians, while providing a range of flexible and part-time employment for carers. Founded in 2016 and catering for an increasingly ageing and unwell Australian population, the start-up’s digital platforms provide instant information on in-home care visits and …read more
Nov
26
2025
Big inter-disciplinary projects are the new face of successful university research – collaborations by researchers from a range of fields working together to find solutions or to better understand the fundamental problems. These collaborations might include leading university researchers from all the STEM disciplines working with lawyers or historians or social science academics.
Nov
17
2025
Skincare brand Boring Without You has steered clear of the advertising and marketing traditions long dominant in the cosmetic industry, instead embracing the cheeky and eye-catching. One brand product, a “hydrating milk serum”, is marketed with the line ‘Make Me Wet’. Founder and CEO Davey Rooney has sported pale blue nail-polish in promotional images. “Beauty …read more
Nov
17
2025
Still hand-made after 13 years of manufacture, Loco Love chocolates are free of all gluten, dairy or refined sugars. The range includes Maple, Macadamia Caramel, Classic Chewy Caramel and newcomer Pistachio Mylk Praline. The Byron Bay-based company now produces as many as 120,000 individual chocolate bars each week and continues to have trouble meeting ever-increasing …read more
Oct
29
2025
Lawrence Kusz was inspired to investigate ways to expose malice on social media when his niece, who has Down Syndrome, was savagely attacked by cyber-bullies. “It was 2021, and I was lecturing at the University of Queensland at the time, and I saw first-hand how limited the existing tools were,” he says. “I wanted to …read more