Business Briefing
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
What happened to the price of Bitcoin? The truth behind big bubbles and crashes
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Lane/AAPWhen Katherine Hunt’s dad asked her whether or not he should invest in Bitcoin, alarm bells rang, first ...
Business Briefing: questioning the economics of prison
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The perimeter fence at Silverwater jail in Sydney's west AAPThere are more than 41,000 daily full-time prisoners in Australia, according to the la...
Business Briefing: the ‘get rich quick scheme’ influencing what you buy
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Advertising through online influencers is shaping consumer law, business models and people's careers. Nico Aguilera/Flickr, CC BY-SAIt sounds like...
Business Briefing: are our standards dropping in the workplace?
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How should you signal that you don't want to be disturbed? www.shutterstock.comOur workplaces are becoming less formal as the decor resembles what...
Business Briefing: following the money in cricket
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cricket Australia has been unable to broker a new pay deal with the Australian Cricketer's Association. EPA/DAVID JONESRather than just admiring ...
The science of business decision making: giving out perks doesn’t necessarily lead to results
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Office perks like slides down stairs may not be the best way to motivate good behaviour Scott Beale/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDResearch shows that when it com...
Business Briefing: how the attitudes of the next generation are changing the property market
14 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Generation X and Y are equally, if not more aggressive than baby boomers when investing in property. Chris Devers/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDGenerations X an...
Business Briefing: when robots and customers meet
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Customer-facing roles may soon be taken over by cheaper, friendlier and more knowledgeable robotic retail assistants. Thomas Peter/ReutersWhen you cal...
Business Briefing: what super is doing to banking and finance
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Superannuation's influence on the Australian financial sector mostly balances out. www.shutterstock.comThe total of superannuation assets in Austr...
Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Modi government is getting rid of RS500 and RS1,000 notes to try and combat the black market and corruption. STR/EPADoing away with big currency n...
Business Briefing: fixing culture in banking and finance
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO Ian Narev attends the parliamentary inquiry into the banking system. AAP Image/Lukas CochAustralian banks have been...
Business Briefing: breaking down the 457 visa myths
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The majority of 457 visa holders are skilled workers AAP/Alan PorrittPeter McDonald, a professor of demography at the University of Melbourne, says a ...
Business Briefing: what Australia can learn from a Polish economist
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Australia and Poland could adopt similar policies to protect against economic shocks from China and the EU, respectively. Kacper Pempel/ReutersAndrzej...
Business Briefing: being funny with customers
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Joking around with customers can improve satisfaction, as long as its the right jokes! Zeetz Jones/Flickr, CC BY-SAAs part of a research team, Christi...
Business Briefing: rate tracker mortgages
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mortgage tracker rates follow the cash rate. www.shutterstock.comIn the ongoing debate about the transparency of Australia’s big banks, the idea of ...
Business Briefing: why the future is workless
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Machines are set to take over all of our jobs in the near future, author Tim Dunlop predicts. Franck Robichon/EPAWhen Tim Dunlop, from the Centre for ...
Business Briefing: Trusting business to take care of your data
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Businesses need to consult customers to work out what is reasonable when it comes to using and securing their data. www.shutterstock.comFormer ACCC ch...
Business Briefing: treat the cause not the symptoms of problems with private health insurance
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Health Insurers should be offering insurance that covers primary care, Paolucci argues. www.shutterstock.comAustralia’s private health insurance ind...
Business Briefing: we’re overusing and underestimating ‘disruption’
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Business leaders don't have a crystal ball to predict future disruption but they can have a stake in it. www.shutterstock.com“Disruption” and ...
Business Briefing: trusting an algorithm with investment decisions
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Australian startups are trying to develop better algorithms to offer financial advice. Tracey Nearmy/AAPAutomated financial advice has been around fo...
Business Briefing: disrupted companies will need to think global to survive
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Australian companies need to except the disruption from digital platforms is here to stay. Dan Peled/AAPAustralian companies should better manage the ...
Business Briefing: hack-proof, how business can stay ahead in cybersecurity
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity risks increase with the amount of outsourcing a company does. Dave Hunt/AAPThe first thing business gets wrong in understanding cybersec...
Business Briefing: Simon McKeon on removing the retirement label
23 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Those who want to work longer should be given the option to, McKeon argues. www.shutterstock.comFormer Treasurer Joe Hockey did not get a warm recepti...
Business Briefing: a better way to design an office
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Better office design is not just about shaping space around tasks we do. www.shutterstock.comA lot of Australian building codes don’t actually refer...
Business Briefing: the big bucks of broadcasting the Olympics
09 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A TV cameraman shoots a Madame Tussauds Museum figure of US Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps at Banneker Pool in Washington, to coincide with...
Business Briefing: Abenomics fails to address Japan’s true woes
02 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Japanese people are losing faith in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's fiscal policies. FRANCK ROBICHON/AAPNew moves by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to modest...
Business Briefing: what to do about low incomes
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
original Australia is facing an income recession warns economist Janine Dixon from Victoria University. To fend it off we need to increase different t...
Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
19 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A typical street business in Jakarta, Indonesia. Michelle Robinson/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDAs Indonesia’s middle class grows, so too does demand for serv...
Business Briefing: Trouble in the South China Sea
12 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Disputed: Taiping Island, in the South China Sea. Office of the President of TaiwanChina is on the defensive after an international court ruled it had...
Business Briefing: are Hanson, NXT and the Nationals bad for business?
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Barnaby Joyce of the Nationals and Senator Nick Xenophon and his team may have more influence post election. Alan Porritt/AAPProtectionism and nationa...
Business Briefing: Zombie measures, crackdowns and Brexit worries
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The uncertainty in financial markets from Brexit throws a spanner in the works of the election campaign in its final week. Dan Himbrechts/AAPThe last ...
Business Briefing: ASIC tries to prevent fintech startups from becoming scammers
21 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
ASIC hopes it will lure fintech startups from Australia and Singapore to its innovation program. www.shutterstock.comThe Australian Securities and Inv...
Business Briefing: what breeds terrorism?
14 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Reuters/Lucy NicholsonThe nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, which has killed 49 people and injured 53 others, has s...
Business Briefing: how does Australia’s policy costing body, the PBO, compare?
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Australia PBO could be more politically active. Mick Tsikas/AAPAustralia’s Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has only been in operation since 2012, ...
Business Briefing: what happens to your credit history
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The information in credit histories can affect a bank's decision to loan money. Stephanie Flack/AAPOne of Australia’s major credit reporting age...
Business Briefing: manipulating the BBSW
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Westpac is one of the banks where ASIC alleges traders rigged the bank bill swap rate. Mick Tsikas/AAPAs more titbits of detail come to light in the r...
Business Briefing: jobs and growth in an election
18 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Unemployment figures don't always tell the full story when it comes to the state of jobs in Australia. Joel Carrett/AAPBoth the government and opp...