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I recently had the privilege of travelling to the United States with a contingent of local businesses on a trade mission. For me, this trip further highlighted the international competitiveness of ACT businesses and the ongoing potential for Canberra companies to become global exporters. The exceptional quality of goods produced in the ACT has resulted in worldwide sales; while innovative...

The Attorney-General and I recently announced that Juris Partnership is the preferred proponent to deliver the ACT's first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the new ACT Courts Facility. The new ACT Courts Facility, which will create around 350 jobs during construction, is an important pathfinder for the territory's future PPPs and has been designed to attract industry and to showcase the...

In 2015 Canberra has a healthy population 390,000. In just over 100 years Canberra has gone from a 'government outpost' to Australia's largest inland city, equally reliant on the private and public sectors to drive growth in the economy. Historically, in the 1880's, the land Canberra occupies was sheep paddocks. The 1828 census showed 21 non-indigenous inhabitants living in 'Canberra'....

Likeajob.com.au takes the guess work out of recruiting the right person for the right job by using 'dating site' technology to match employers to job seekers based on location,qualifications, skills and experience. Having launched in early 2015, Likeajob is quickly becoming the platform of choice for Canberra's Gen Y job seekers who literally live through their mobile phones. Job seekers...

The end of 2015 promises to be an exciting time for national accounting and advisory firm RSM. With a rebrand from RSM Bird Cameron, a name they have held in one form or another for over 90 years, and a Canberra office relocation, it is full steam ahead for the growing firm. The RSM International network is the world's seventh...

What a hidden treasure is Canberra's outstanding young composer Sally Greenaway! She is an ANU School of Music graduate and recipient of a scholarship to study composition at the Royal College of Music in London. She is a winner of the APRA JazzGroove Mothership Orchestra National Big Band Composition Competition, has secured the Canberra International Music Festival Young Composer Award...

Most people spend their whole life not doing what makes them happy. Carol Mitchell on the other hand, at 50, has pulled up stumps, rented her luxury apartment in Canberra, and moved to Bali to live for a year … or three … or maybe more. Whilst there she is going to write another book, titled 'Taking a Gap Year...

A change in your relationship status can have a serious impact on your Will. If you have married,registered a civil union or civil partnership,entered into a de facto relationship or are going through a separation or divorce, then it is important to make sure your Will is still valid and appropriate in the circumstances. Marriage Many people are unaware that...

Well not quite … but local pianist and composer,Michael Dooley, will be recognised in three ways this November - his own personal trifecta. Returning to Canberra, five years ago, after 30 years humanitarian work overseas, Michael has been working away in his Canberra studio composing some amazing music. This November Michael will be recognised in three ways: First: Michael has...

Theo Efkarpidis is from one of Canberra's great business families.But his life journey so far hasn't all been smooth sailing. Halfway through year 12 at Daramalan College, Theo was politely asked to leave the school. In Theo's own words he wasn't exactly an 'A grade student with the best attendance record'. This happened at a difficult time in Theo's life....

Everyone is feeling good about the change of prime minister from Abbott to Turnbull. The weather is improving, the grass is growing and the birds are chirping. We are on the the downhill run into Christmas and a well deserved break with family, friends and relatives. But has anything really changed politically, or is Prime Minister Turnbull just better at...

SMSFs are useful for holding investments as they have a maximum tax rate of 15% on income and 10% tax on capital gains for assets held for more than 12 months. When purchasing an investment property, the choice of ownership structure is important to ensure you minimise the effects of taxation. Available structures include Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs), family...

Thirty years ago in September 1985 the Office Productivity Centre (OPC) opened its doors in the Canberra CBD as a retail outlet for Canon and IBM typewriters and printers. Brett Norton, the then Branch Manager and now OPC's MD, sat on a furniture-less floor with a telephone and a copy of the Yellow Pages and started making phone calls. The...

I'm not particularly handy when it comes to home maintenance,but there's one thing I have learnt from the plethora of home renovation shows - when DIY projects go wrong, they go really wrong! The same can be said for DIY Wills. I am regularly asked why people should see a lawyer to prepare a Will, rather than buying a Will...