Category: News

Personalised medicine seems to be the way of the future; where patients receive tailored treatments to suit their individual needs and biometric traits. Medicine and healthcare have been slow to catch up with other sectors that have been personalising their offerings for a number of years now, primarily because of the complexity and regulatory considerations surrounding advances in medicine.

The uptake of smartphone-based credit cards is changing the way we use wallets. It’s predicted cash payments are to fall below 2% by 2022. Physical cards are also falling out of favour. As a result, younger people are now forgoing the traditional bifold wallet altogether, opting instead for smartphone cases with a few card sleeves.

Next week we have a placement for an exciting ASX technology business that’s winning huge contracts with some of the biggest and best companies on the planet.

IoT objects use WiFi, Bluetooth, LTE, or satellite connections to share data in real-time without human involvement.

Where is the future for tourism in Indonesia? If you immediately think ‘Bali’, you might want to think again. Due to the impacts of overtourism, Bali could lose its appeal in the coming decade.  Fodor’s Travel recently listed Bali as a no go for 2020. Fodor’s annual ‘no go’ list discourages travel to 13 destinations due to ethical, environmental, or social concerns. Bali joins Barcelona, Angkor Wat, and Big Sur on the list. 

The 2010s was the decade of big tech, smartphones, apps and the Internet. Social media blew up and evolved into more than just a space to chat with friends. Concepts such as influencer marketing, hashtag campaigns and “instagrammability” took the place of traditional marketing. 

High Grade Iron Ore Report Part 2. Could Australia ever become an energy superpower without a total reliance on natural resources? Economist Ross Garnaut suggests that this is a very real possibility. 

Interview with Steven Yatomi-Clarke, CEO of Prescient Therapeutics, on targeted medicine. Cancer has been on the public radar for many years now and, although several drugs exist to treat the disease, none of them are effective to the point of being a cure. In many cases, patients become resistant to traditional drugs and there’s a large group of patients that are virtually untreatable.

Last week’s UK general election gamble paid off for Boris Johnson. For the Conservatives it was the largest majority achieved in parliament since 1987 and for Labour, the worst performance since 1935. The Conservative party have redrawn the political map in England, erasing Labours traditional dominance in the Midlands and North of England. As in 2017 the UK polling company Survation proved to be the most accurate again, projecting an 11% lead for the Conservatives against an actual result of 11.5%.

High Grade Iron Ore Report Part 1. A huge part of the global climate debate is spoken in absolutes. Debate rages over authenticity of scientific reports and clear, broad definitions. Politicians, key business sectors and various business parties have all seen fit to bend narratives in their favour, with defined two sided questions dividing the public for decades. 

The Christmas break is nearly here. We’ll continue to provide our support and services over the holiday period but there will some adjustments between December 24 to January 2.

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that 2019’s spring was the driest on record. The dry spell has caused huge bush fires and worsening drought conditions around the nation, and consequently, the low rainfall and hot temperatures have had dire consequences on Australia’s agriculture with production set to hit a four-year low in 2019.