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75 Articles FoundAustralia’s Endeavour Awards 2014 open for applications
Applications are now open for the 2014 round of the Australia Awards Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships.
South Australia and Hong Kong seal Koala deal
South Australia’s gift of eight koalas was at the centre of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed 22 April 2013 that will further deepen the links between Hong Kong and Australia.
Moving home? Director of Client Engagement and Diversity at Talent2, Gina McLellan shares her advice
1. Tell us a little bit about your career path – your work overseas and your new role in Australia. To me, a career path is never a straight line. I started my professional life as an architect after completing my ...
The fight for clean air: Australia's solar power couple in China
Australians and Advance Global Australian Award winners, Jianhua Zhao and Aihua Wang hold the record for the world’s most efficient silicon solar cells. Set in the laboratories of UNSW, their record has remained unbroken for over 20 years. Advance talks ...
Work Sucks – meet Emma Reynolds, the Conscious Disruptor
At 29 and already on to her third business in a completely new market, entrepreneur Emma Reynolds is no stranger to the concept of innovation.
Dare to Struggle! The adopted mantra of Barry Plews, Shanghai-based dramaturge and producer
Barry Plews decided to up sticks and navigate the complexities of the Chinese creative industry over 18 years ago. This year he is bringing the China Shanghai International Arts Festival over to Australia with a Chinese New Year’s Day concert ...
Creative duo tell a different side of global Aussie athletes
Set to release their latest project Ryokou this month, Advance talks to Matty Roberts, half of creative duo Projucer about their unique take on global Aussie athletes. Ryokou, a six-part series that follows the journey of Aussie Cyclist Shane Perkins ...
The pros and cons of doing business in Singapore
Based in Singapore, Advance Member Chris Gawan-Taylor is the managing director of Spinnaker Run an international strategy consultancy focused on enabling market entry and business growth. Also an AustCham board member, we spoke to Chris about his journey from Australia ...
Finding leadership in times of need: the rewards and challenges of working as a full-time volunteer
"It’s easy to be in the wrong place at the wrong time but it's leadership to be in the wrong place at the right time". When Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast of America last November, Alison Thompson knew ...
Lamborghinis, Chocolate, Good Ideas and Determination; meet Matthew Godfrey, President Y&R Asia
Originally hailing from Sydney, Matt Godfrey’s interest in exploring the world around him was first piqued in 1991 when BSB sent him to their headquarters in New York. Since then, he has navigated the cultural intricacies of South East Asia, ...
Tony Boatman - the journey of a serial entrepreneur
Tony Boatman is one of a growing number of global Australians who are using the knowledge they have gained from working in international markets to create and support innovative start-ups with global applications.
A way with words
Australian Janet De Neefe has created the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, now a leading literary event that brings together local and international writers to celebrate words and ideas. One hundred and twenty authors will appear at this year's Festival ...
Don’t Be Greedy: Tony Boatman’s Entrepreneurial Path Towards Sustainability
Tony Boatman is one of a growing number of global Australians who are using the knowledge they have gained from working in international markets to create and support innovative start-ups with global applications. His life motto is “Don’t be greedy”. ...
Gangnam points to our future
BY NOW most of us will be acquainted with Gangnam Style. It seems impossible to avoid the catchy pop song, with its video featuring that horse-riding dance. The Korean rapper behind the hit, 34-year-old Psy (Park Jae-sang), has emerged as ...
Moving home? Award-winning Journalist Anjali Rao shares her experiences
Anjali Rao is a multi award-winning television journalist who has spent 17 years in the top tiers of broadcast news and current affairs. Formerly an anchor at Sky News in London, Anjali was most recently an anchor of CNN International’s ...
Asian focus is vital for economy's future, says Carr
The Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, has had to deliver a major speech on behalf of Julia Gillard in New York last night after the Prime Minister fell ill. The speech was designed as a pitch to foreign investors to see ...
The Business Samurai
Australian businessman Michael McKerlie is taking a unique approach to improving the performance of staff in his office in Bali, Indonesia. Employees at Bullseye, a digital services agency, are given Manga (Japanese comics) to read and are encouraged to think ...
Where technology meets potatoes
A technology to ward off global food shortages and improve the profitability of Australian farms is off to China to represent Australia and New Zealand in this region’s first IBM SmartCamp for budding start-ups.
Anaemic ascent: why China's currency is far from going global
China’s currency is on the rise. Buoyed by the economy’s outperformance and global trade impact, policy steps over the past few years have thrust the renminbi onto the global stage. Is the renminbi going to climb to become a major ...
Advance is pleased to welcome Glen Boreham AM and Anna Groot to our growing global team
Advance is pleased to welcome Glen Boreham AM and Anna Groot to our growing global team. Glen, former Managing Director of IBM Australia and New Zealand, and Anna, former Regional Manager of Kea UK and Ireland, bring with them years ...