I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my life, some that I still kick myself for. One of my biggest regrets is something I didn’t do, rather than something I did do: invest in cryptocurrency. However, as this spectacular story about the meteoric rise to become the world’s third largest crypto exchange and then even more […]
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One of the key assets of a business or institution is the information they collect. So it should be no surprise that data hacking has now escalated to the point where it is a potentially devasting threat to business and individuals. 32% of Australians have had their data exposed in the past year, compared to […]
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“The house always wins”. Gambling odds are never in favour of the average punter, and that has been confirmed by the recent cancellation of the gambling licences of Australia’s two large Casino operators, but they will still be allowed to operate. So despite a supposedly heavily regulated industry falling foul of the law, as fishy […]
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Do you have Quiet Quitters in your midst? Are they quitting on you, or on their lives in general? Why are they professing to this mindset, and what can you do about it? Quiet Quitting started on TikTok and is moving onto other social media through the “look at me” influencers. As the term is […]
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As a society, we tend to be slow learners. After every boom, there is an inevitable bust. And the worst affected when the ride comes to an end is those who locked themselves in at the peak. Whilst it’s very tempting for businesses to grab every opportunity, especially when securing scarce resources, are you locking […]
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Somewhat quietly, game changing legislation takes effect from 1st of July that will have massive future benefits for all Machinery owners to have machines repaired at a competitive price using a repairer and parts of your choice. The “Right to Repair” legislation makes it mandatory for OEM’s to give access to repair information (and stops […]
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For the first time in history, we are hearing companies or indeed entire industry sectors telling their customers to go elsewhere. They are in the predicament of having to choose between going broke now or trying to renegotiate often fixed price contracts to something workable. So what’s gone wrong? Contracts can smell very fishy […]
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Another great weekend at Willowbank Winter Nationals!
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“The grass isn’t always greener” – we all know the truth in this saying but forget the risks and do it anyway. In an economy and society that is the envy of the rest of the world, it’s hard to understand why many people are trashing the safe, secure and proven concepts for uncertainty. In […]
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Some years ago in my motorbike riding days, I recall a friend whose wife encouraged him to give up smoking on the basis that he could do whatever he liked with the money. In a short space of time, he bought himself a motorbike. The money he saved paid for all the running costs, including […]
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