By: Michael McQueenWhatever the circumstance, one thing we can be sure of is that the future is coming. No matter the success of the standards and systems of the past, disruption is inevitable. Incidentally, it is in crises that the future often arrives. Think back to some of the biggest...
By: McCrindleThe latest population modelling shows that the dire forecasts of global overpopulation and food shortages are unlikely to eventuate.Indeed, the challenge for many countries will not be managing population growth, but trying to attract migration to deal with population contraction. It...
By: McCrindleMuch has been made of the name Karen in popular culture recently. Through memes and social media, the name has been used as a euphemism for a woman of privilege who is demanding at the expense of others.Yet the Australian births data paints a very different picture.Karen is one of the...
By: 96fiveIt seems like just about everyone has taken up baking as a hobby since the start of COVID.I can’t tell you how many banana bread or sourdough progress shots I’ve seen on Instagram in the last few months! But you can put your basic banana bread recipe away because some...
By: Michael McQueenWith the dramatic changes that have occurred across the globe in recent months in the midst of our modern crisis, many of our standing systems have had to rework their regular ways of doing business. As many of these adaptations are working quite well for the people and...
By: McCrindleEach year Australia’s states and territories publish the top names given to babies in the previous year. McCrindle collates this data from the respective states and territories, analyses it, and uncovers the nation-wide trends. The data is in, and Australia’s top baby...
By: Akos BaloghGeorge Floyd is now a household name across the globe. An African American man who was killed while being arrested by a white police officer, Floyd’s death has sent shockwaves throughout the US (and much of the world). As I write, protests are still continuing in many American...
By: McCrindleThe words ‘unprecedented’, ‘volatile’ and ‘uncertain’ are now entrenched in the language we use to describe the start of 2020. The impacts of COVID-19 are being felt in everyday life – from how we shop to how we work, engage in community,...
By: McCrindleAt the start of the year, no one could have predicted how one virus that started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a place most people would have never heard of until this year, would affect the lives of almost everyone in the world.For most Australians, COVID-19 is experienced in the...
By: McCrindleThe charities and not-for-profit (NFP) sector are core to Australian communities with the oldest charities in Australia dating back more than 200 years.In the last few years the charity and not-for-profit sector has experienced significant shifts in donor expectations, digital...
By: Clare BruceChurches across Australia are gearing up to meet, pray and worship in homes or stream their Sunday services online, to comply with the new Coronavirus-related social distancing rules — including a limit of 100 people at indoor gatherings .Thousands of churches across the...
By: Akos Balogh Dear Australia,The Coronavirus has intruded into our lives. While only a few weeks ago we were breathing a sigh of relief at the deluge of water that ended the worst fire season in living memory, we’re now facing the worst health crisis in decades.The Coronavirus came out of...
