Last week’s China Chamber 2023 AGM was highly successful. About 200 people attended the Canberra event from major cities across Australia on Monday, the fourth of December. Ambassador Xiao Qian, the Hon Kevin Hogan MP and David Smith MP all made speeches, which highlighted the importance of bilateral trade and its importance in improving the […]

There is a quote “Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand”. It makes you wonder if the Australian PM is testing this thesis.  The recent Referendum loss, the bungled immigration detainee release and the ever-climbing cost-of-living has fuelled leadership disappointment not only inside the ALP caucus but the public […]

Historically low unemployment rates have been a boon for the Federal Budget – more people working increases the tax take and means less welfare support. October saw a rise from 3.6 per cent to 3.7 per cent. That’s still a very good figure, but it does mean an extra 27,000 people are unemployed in the lead up […]

A year ago, Apollo Care asked the SAS Group for communications and media support. The aged care Approved Provider was two years old, had a highly experienced executive team, disruptive operational and financial models, owned seven regional aged care communities, and had several key goals, all of which pivot on reputation. Apollo Care wanted to […]

Earlier this year I presented insights from the three key 2022 Federal Election reviews. Eighteen months into the Federal Parliamentary term, it’s worth assessing long-term trends that impact the coming election and beyond.  The foremost trends to watch are party voting according to education and income.   At the May 2022 Federal Election, the Labor […]

You can almost smell it. You can certainly feel it. Election vibes have begun to permeate the halls of power in Queensland state politics. Conjecture in the media adds to this, but only because there’s something to report. SAS Group advisors are in and out of government, ministerial and corporate offices every day with our […]

This phrase was coined in 1992 by James Carville when he was advising Bill Clinton on his successful run for the White House, and it might be haunting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he returns from international globe-trotting to a touchy Australian economy. On 2 November, newly-minted Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock wasted no time […]

Easy to learn, hard to master – that’s Pickleball, the racquet sport currently exploding in popularity in Australia. It’s suddenly all over social and mainstream media, most recently as the late Friends actor Matthew Perry was an avid rookie who played Pickleball the morning of his death. Pickleball has a low barrier to entry and, […]

Queensland is booming. Our unemployment is lower than any other state. We have a long list of government infrastructure projects underway, including Cross River Rail, the Brisbane Metro project, and upgrades to the Bruce Highway and M1, and of course the crown jewel 2032 Olympics to keep us rolling forward over the next decade and […]