The Lighthouse

The coronavirus has changed work forever

Like most developed nations, Australia has embraced working from home in recent weeks. It’s an experiment that will have lasting…

July 12, 2020 3:36 pm·

What relationship will you have with your robo-colleagues?

What’s long been rich pickings for sci-fi writers – relationships between robots and humans – is starting to become a…

July 12, 2020 3:36 pm·

Citizensourcing our way to Utopia

What if the average citizen could not only easily volunteer ideas to governments but have those ideas seriously considered and,…

November 9, 2019 12:10 pm·

What psychological contract do you have with your employer?

Alongside your contracted salary and benefits, you have a set of unspoken expectations about what your employer will do for…

November 1, 2019 7:32 pm·

The customer is NOT always right

Most employers expect staff to grin and bear it when customers are rude. They might take a different approach if…

November 8, 2019 3:56 pm·

Woke ads: is there such a thing as bad publicity?

The embrace of progressive causes by historically conservative corporations has generated heated debate. But, whatever the collateral damage, woke content…

September 8, 2019 10:07 pm·

Would you switch detergents to avoid eco apocalypse?

Fear of being seen as self-righteous bores is among the many reasons that environmentally conscious Australians don’t buy green products.…

June 19, 2019 12:23 pm·

Why would anyone go into the family business?

Australians have long been fascinated by the Shakespearean succession dramas among families such as the Murdochs and Packers. But as…

June 19, 2019 2:40 pm·

How finding the fine print could slash your grocery bills

Supermarkets are legally required to provide unit prices for their products, but they aren’t obliged to make them easy for…

May 23, 2019 9:51 pm·

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