By: Helping Hands TV
Our buying power can do more for good than our charitable giving says Adam McCurdie, founder and CEO of Humanitix.
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Embracing Minimalism: Learning to Live with ‘Enough’
By: Steff Willis
When you hear the word ‘minimalism,’ you might envision blank walls and empty shelves, but for Christine, it’s been about redefining her values and embracing a simpler way of living.
Can Your Business Be Trusted?
By: Michael McQueen
More than any other time of history, we have trust issues. As our era has seen so many of the institutions that once stood as societal backbones crumble beneath scandals, lies and alternative facts, the value of trustworthiness has skyrocketed in its scarcity.
How Social Media Is Capitalising on Its Youngest Users
By: Michael McQueen
Years ago, social media well and truly lived up to its name. Platforms which enabled the easy exchange of photos and statuses, these media allowed individual engagement for purely social purposes. The last decade has seen social media evolve into something much more overwhelming, addictive and ultimately lucrative than their original ‘social’ role, especially as their most native users have grown up into their most powerful and profitable consumers.
3 Elements Of The Age Of Empowerment
By: Michael McQueen
In the existing world of power and politics, the story of David and Goliath has never really rung true.
Why Australians Are Caught Up In Consumerism
By: McCrindle
Australia is a nation of consumers. Our consumption habits are impacting our physical and emotional lives with four in five Australians (80%) believing they consume significantly or much more than what they need. Are we consuming to distract ourselves from life’s stresses and if so, what can we do about it?
Justice Campaigners Celebrate as New Law Brings Real Change to Modern Slavery
By: Clare Bruce
While Aussies were busy late night shopping on Thursday, November 29, justice campaigners around the nation, and politicians in Canberra were busy celebrating the passing of a historic law: the Modern Slavery Bill.