Blue collar workers of the future: Codies are the new tradies
Codies will be the engine room of the digital economy just as sparkies and plumbers and other tradies have been the engine room of the industrial economy.
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Catherine Armitage
Catherine Armitage is ideas and innovation writer and an editorial writer at The Sydney Morning Herald. She is a highly experienced career journalist who has won multiple awards for her work across a wide range of topics including business, science, higher education, social issues, education and legal affairs. She is former higher education editor and China correspondent.
'We need to significantly lift our game'
We brought the world wi-fi, black box flight recorders, cochlear implants and dual-flush toilets, but a new report shows Australia isn't tracking well against other nations.
Being 'Born Global' could mean thousands of new jobs for NSW
Small and medium sized businesses need to think global from the start to fulfil their promise of jobs growth acceleration, according to the NSW government.
'Start-up nation' jolts Aussies into business
James Packer's Israeli secret is not so secret any more, with Australian business people flocking to Israel in unprecedented numbers to learn about the "Start-up Nation".
Start-up bootcamp climbs the cold, hard mountain to success
A "business generation lab" takes aspiring entrepreneurs from the idea stage through to a graceful exit, preferably with a fat cheque. But first, there's Survivor with spreadsheets.
Who's afraid of Kara Swisher? Everyone in Silicon Valley, that's who
US journalist and entrepreneur Kara Swisher, the scourge of Silicon Valley, is short, sharp, and if you're a tech entrepreneur messing up, very, very scary.
The man taking on the $26b baby formula market
The vision? "A world where where all babies, whether breastfed or formula-fed, are equally healthy, happy and strong."
From a daughter's dismay to a global business
Turning up in the wrong clothes with no food for the class party: for schoolchildren, this is the stuff of bad dreams, but Julie Bray saw her chance.
Work addiction associated with other psychiatric disorders
People who are addicted to work are much more likely to have psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, OCD, anxiety and depression, a new mass study has found.
Australia vs New Zealand: taking a dive on the fiver
We flogged New Zealand in the cricket test last November, remember?
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