China Essay Issue 35

CHINA BUSINESS BECOMES MORE COMPLEX

Of course that came from a  time when it was illegal to wear a mask when you walked into a bank. Now things are different and cash is suspect, while masks are not. Fifteen years ago, cash transactions were the norm in China. Banks provided the archetypical brown envelope for large cash transactions. This had a dark side, as...

Banubanu Beach Retreat Issue 35

A TERRITORY DESTINATION THAT STIRS FEELINGS

Off the East Arnhem Land coast, there’s a private, secluded eco-beach paradise, a diamond hidden amongst one of Australia’s most unexplored regions. What began as a private fishing camp in 2005, it’s now the superb Banubanu Beach Retreat on the northern tip of Bremer Island (Dhambaliya in Yolgnu).  “Banubanu is a dream...

Hospitality NT Issue 35

STRIVING TO DO EVEN BETTER

It has seen significant growth in new and diverse offerings – small bars, gin distilleries, local breweries, cocktail bars, restaurants focused on local produce and much more. As the peak industry representative for hospitality in the NT, we are biased, but do believe that our venues and staff punch above their weight in providing high...

Urban Development Issue 35

EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION

UDIA NT strives to ensure that excellence and innovation are the priorities in property development in the Territory, through advocating for access to land for development, investment in infrastructure, and a strong planning framework to foster housing affordability and economic growth. The UDIA NT will shortly release our 2022 Priority...

The Essington School Education

ESSINGTON: A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

The school strives not just to guide students to academic success in their NTCET results – as important as that is – but to be fulfilled in their educational journey, to leave school as well-educated, well-rounded, responsible members of the community. Principal Brian Kennelly says: “Above all else, our overarching ambition is to...

Belong Group Issue 35

A SENSE OF BELONGING

The Belong in Business Conference will be held on Thursday, 21 April, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade. Founder and Director of the Belong Group and Belong Events and Darwin local, Lily North, has been working on the concept for the conference since 2019. “As a local business owner and event organiser, it has been a dream of...

Issue 35

CROCS PAY THEIR WAY

Renowned scientist Grahame Webb says hunters, not conservationists, were the first to lobby the NT Government Administration to ban the shooting of crocs. A profitable industry has since built up around crocodiles: Landowners, especially Aboriginal Traditional Owners, sell wild crocodile eggs to crocodile farms, or collect and incubate...

Beef report Issue 35

BEEF REPORT

KEY POINTS World food prices, including beef, are rising fast with no end in sight. Australian cattle prices continue to climb but retail prices remain steady. Something has to break. If lumpy skin disease reaches Australia the result will be catastrophic. INDONESIASLAUGHTER STEERS $5.05KG LIVE WEIGHT (RP10,400 =...

ALISTAIR FEEHAN Issue 35

TQ PIONEER ALISTAIR FEEHAN

He loves the place with a passion. “Ask anybody their dreams in life and six times out of 10 those dreams can be realised in the NT,” he says. Alistair is chief executive of Imparja – surely one of the most extraordinary television stations in the world – and chairman of NT Major Events, which stages everything from the Supercars to...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

VENTURE CAPITAL PACKING A PUNCH

For the Northern Territory, one of these growth sectors is advanced manufacturing. The Darwin Innovation Hub provides high-growth companies support through access to direct venture capital investment, expert advice and highly valuable grant programs, such as Accelerating Commercialisation, which will match private sector investment on a...

Master Builders Business

SKILLS BATTLE LINES DRAWN

The Federal Government and the key institutions all embraced a collective response to the challenges. But as covid subsides (hopefully) new battle lines are already being drawn, driven by the urgent need for more people – and especially those with skills. Who would have thought that we would be talking about workforce and skills shortages...