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On the morning of 10 September, to commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day, Lifeline Canberra and the Canberra community walked Out of the Shadows and into the Light to remember people who have lost their lives to suicide, and to discuss suicide prevention openly and in a supportive environment. 60 people gathered on the steps of the Australian War Memorial to...

A woman who went into law as a mature age student and became a significant figure in the area of family law is the ACT Law Society's top award winner this year. DDCS Lawyers' Julie Dobinson was awarded the President’s Medal at the ACT Law Society Annual Dinner and Awards Night on Friday (31 August). She completed her law degree...

You have submitted a job application and been in contact with the HR Manger who has scheduled a job interview. At the interview, your impression is that it is going well. But then they say, "Before we move forward, we would like you to visit our doctor for a standard medical check-up. Is this okay with you?" Understandably, you are...

"Down to earth" isn't really a character trait most people would ascribe to a lawyer, but Bill Baker is as genuine a person as you would ever hope to meet. Raised on a farm in Parkes NSW (near Orange), Bill grew up with four brothers and one sister…two of whom went on to become lawyers, one a dentist, one an...

When energetic entrepreneur Guy Earnshaw started brainstorming a name for his "exciting" and unique management consultancy, he couldn't resist a popular puzzle. "I've always had an affinity for a Rubik's Cube," said Mr Earnshaw, who started Rubik3 in 2015. Since then, the IT-focussed management consulting firm has grown dramatically. The philosophy of Rubik3 - which has offices in Canberra and...

A firm at the forefront of tackling one of the great security challenges of our time is the 2018 Telstra Australian Capital Territory Business of the Year. Cybersecurity firm Penten, which helps defence and government agencies protect their systems and data, also took out the Medium & Making Waves Award at the Awards Ceremony on Thursday night at the National...

This is the first in an occasional series of ‘A Day in the Life’ articles designed to give an insight into some of the weird and wonderful jobs that keep our city ticking over. Today we look at A Day in the Life of Building Manager Alistair Scott from Vantage Strata. Talking to Alistair Scott you get the feeling that...

Prominent local law firm DDCS Lawyers is leading the way in Canberra by supporting longer term corporate sponsorship of community organisation. DDCS Lawyers have put their money where their mouth is by entering a three-year sponsorship arrangement with Menslink. Menslink has been supporting young men in the Canberra region for over fifteen years through free counselling, volunteer mentoring and education...

If you ever wanted proof that government departments and agencies are serious about building their digital capabilities, you’d need look no further than Canberra’s booming business analysis community. As specialists in analysing business processes, applying IT solutions and acting as catalysts for change, business analysts are uniquely placed to support digital government initiatives – from improving how agencies use technology...

Switching your business' existing lights to more efficient LED lights can save you thousands of dollars in lighting costs each year, as over 1,000 ACT businesses have discovered. Upgrading your lights can be absolutely free, thanks to the ActewAGL Big Business Light Switch. The program helps ACT businesses save on their energy costs with licenced electricians removing business' existing traditional...

Being the father of a bright, confident and creative daughter, The Girls Leadership Network (TGLN) sparked more than a little of my attention. Now in its second year, TGLN was founded by Ritu Clementi, who had created similar programs in the US that were so successful that she won the Martin Luther King Jr Diversity award from Nike. She worked...

Could your organisation's CCTV cameras, digital video recorders, routers, or even corporate vehicles be vulnerable to cyberattacks? As more devices connect to the Internet of Things (IoT), public and private sector organisations need to take extra steps to protect their employees, customers and data. A few years ago, Chrysler recalled 1.4 million vehicles after security researchers demonstrated that a Jeep's...

Before she entered academia, Dr Shari Read, Senior Lecturer in the ANU Research School of Management wrote a book about birth skills for expectant mums, taught yoga and meditation, was a qualified Buddhist psychotherapist and founded two businesses. So how did she end up at the ANU teaching management and leadership? Dr Read grew up in Tasmania, completed an undergraduate...

No one likes to receive bad news just before Christmas, but there were definitely some sobering findings in a report released by the Fair Work Ombudsman on 19 December 2017. To assess how well Canberra businesses are meeting their workplace obligations, the Fair Work Ombudsman selected 80 local businesses that had previously been found to be non-compliant with workplace laws...

The ambitious Australian company using Canberra's own Allhomes as a model to shake up Asia's online classifieds market has this week secured a major equity investment of AUD $2.25 million from private equity firm Belt Road Capital Management (BRCM). Digital Classifieds Group (DCG) is a rapidly-growing online classifieds business with operations in Cambodia, Laos, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. It...

In 2014, Canberra was ranked the best place to live in the world. In 2017, it seems we're also now the third best place to visit (according to Lonely Planet), and the best place to run a small business in Australia (according to Xero). If you've been thinking of buying a business in Canberra, now might be the time to...