Rosanne Barrett

Women in academia anticipate a work-life imbalance and heavier workloads if their career progresses, and face more “academic housework”, adding to the pressure on females in the education system. In what has been dubbed the leaky pipeline, girls and…

Why create research reports? Research reports can support advocacy, thought leadership, branding and marketing. Whether its purpose is for market research, industry analysis, or academic papers, a well-crafted research report can be an influential…

Writing content for Technology One and The Australian Queensland is experiencing a surge in tech jobs, with software engineers outnumbering bricklayers. TechnologyOne and the Tech Council of Australia want the border community to understand this and…

Australia should incentivise the modernisation of the nation’s trucking fleet in order to support decarbonisation, while also boosting safety and productivity, peak bodies have urged. Diverse groups including the Australian Trucking Association,…

When the students at Silkwood School start the day, they take their place around a large table together with their classmates and teacher. Principal Terry O’Hanlon-Rose says each small group class of no more than 18 students bookends the day with the…

The importance of good neighbours is hard to overstate. The social connection can prevent loneliness, and even improve physical health. Fraser Shores, a Blue Care retirement village, and the Courier Mail are partnering to show the positive difference…

The Census is coming in August. Your participation helps plan services for individuals, families and communities. Knowing Census information about where different groups of people live and work helps the Australian Migrant Resource Centre in South…

Bringing a loving pet into your home has lifelong benefits - and we shouldn’t stop owning a pet when we reach retirement age. Having pets provides people with physical and mental health benefits, as well as social boosts. Image supplied. Azure Blue…

What to include in a sustainability report A sustainability report is a comprehensive document that outlines an organisation’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. It is generally written for a one-year period and complements an…

Natalie Rayner understands why it is hard for people to look past the headlines of youth crime and see the children behind them. But the youth worker turned teacher says young people deserve the opportunity to learn from their mistakes to forge a…

Keeping your body moving well into retirement makes a huge difference to your overall health. Carlyle Gardens Mackay, a Blue Care retirement village, and the Courier Mail are partnering to show why it’s so important to find exercise you love as you…

Within days of implementing the streamlined electronic medication management system, the benefits were evident for Group Homes Australia. There was more efficient communication between families, pharmacists and general practitioners about residents’…

Gutsy decisions

For disability care provider SACARE, the top priority is ensuring the safe and accurate administration of medications to the clients in their supported accommodation. SACARE’s General Manager of Clinical and Therapy Services Klade Thomas said the…

CYBER SECURITY SPECIAL REPORT Cyber extortion and ransomware crimes have reached an industrial scale amid the rise of remote work, prompting a call for greater personal defences. With increasing numbers of workers logging in from remote devices,…

CYBER SECURITY SPECIAL REPORT Increasing digital transformation and cyber attacks have hiked demand for highly skilled tech workers, adding pressure to the challenge to train and re-skill. Industry and academia have launched programs to train cyber…

Boarding schools have remodelled their operations to deal with the Covid-19 impacts, from isolation procedures to altered meal times, and shifting business priorities. In the third year of the pandemic, boarding schools have adapted to increased…

Aortic stenosis of any degreeis associated with a high burden of premature mortality that warrants early detection and treatment, an Australian review has found. Published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, (link) the results come from the University…

New guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of heart failure have suggested patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF ) should be on the “big four” therapies as soon as possible after diagnosis. A consensus statement published in the MJA…

When Hymba Yumba Independent School Principal Peter Foster walks through his school after students have done their 10-minute Indigenous meditation, he sees a student group that is ready to learn. “They learn how to breathe, how to sit still, how to…