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 […]

Prime Minister Albanese will need to tap into all his guile and diplomatic skills to thread the political needle if he is to regain momentum before the year is out.  Since the Referendum, the Prime Minister and the Government have taken a major hit with the Australian public voting a resounding NO for a Voice […]

It was no coincidence that just after the Voice defeat we have seen major positive announcements by the Government to pivot the narrative away from the loss. Straight up on Monday morning after the referendum, Prime Minister Albanese and Skills and Training Minster Brendan O’Connor announced the National Skills Agreement, a 5-year joint agreement between […]

Queensland’s political landscape has picked up pace as we witness key preselection outcomes and retirements. Stirling Hinchcliffe, the Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport, and five other MPs have announced their retirement ahead of the upcoming election. Retirement announcements are likely to continue given the new four-year fixed term election cycle, which makes it more […]

In a post-COVID world, in-person events have changed enormously, and it takes something special and unique for the masses to flock in one place. Pulling said masses from a raft of international cities and regions requires something even more significant. The Asia-Pacific Cities Summit and Mayor’s Forum 2023, held in Brisbane from October 11-13, nailed […]