A big thanks to David Mills who hosted us (David Levingston and Laurence Nussbaumer) in Guyra, New South Wales to discuss Guyra specific issues including how to grow the region in Agriculture, Business, Tourism and Agri-Tourism. We had a great time meeting some of the local business owners and experiencing some of the regions finest food! We discussed the local’s concerns…
Welcome to the team! The idea of this online platform is to motivate, unite and collaborate. Over the next year or so, this forum will be filled out more with discussion points focused on key areas that we as a group can be brainstorming around. It is our goal to see first and foremost growth…
This is my philosophical rant for the week. Slightly off topic from the usual local or national economic issues that I like to discuss but every so often you need to get your philosophy on especially when it seems to be a field so often neglected. I also apologise for this article is a little longer…
The advent of a fourth technological revolution combined with a struggling Australian economy means that decisions made at the national and international level will have dramatic impacts on our everyday lives. In this talk we briefly discuss the potential threats and measures that we can be taking to mitigate against the threats to our livelihood…
Housing is a hot topic at the moment as city housing prices skyrocket. While many monotonously drum the bell against negative gearing, the question arises: why are prices skyrocketing to the extent that they are? Population growth, combined with younger families entering or wanting to enter the market, are all natural contributors that can lead to price…
Over the next decade, we will undeniably see a vast change in our economic landscape. Businesses that were once thought unsinkable will disappear into the ether, the nature of employment will morph and change and, most likely, we will see a worldwide levelling effect on wages as globalisation moves to higher bandwidth fibre optic lines.…
The Australian dream, like its American sister, has, for a long time, been centred on the idea of home ownership combined with a stable, well-paying job followed by relatively early retirement. In recent years, this dream has been modified by the millennialists where job security takes the back seat to job fulfilment, home-ownership is an assumed…
Alvy Singer: This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, “Doc, my brother’s crazy; he thinks he’s a chicken.” And the doctor says, “Well, why don’t you turn him in?” The guy says, “I would, but I need the eggs.” Well, I guess that’s pretty much how I feel about relationships; y’know, they’re totally irrational,…
If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of these organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their appointed agents also belong to the human race? Or do they believe that they themselves are made…