It’s impossible to go through life without being in a team environment. Junior sporting sides, your first part-time job flipping burgers, group assignments at university and your chosen career all involve the ability to work with others.  In all team dynamics the relationships between the various actors are integral to both the culture and success […]

Over the past month, I have had the pleasure of working with a wide range of clients. Some, I have known for a long time, some new and some prospective – all doing exciting things. Through these interactions, I have been able to share how the SAS Group likes to work with government, and now […]

Thursday nights, I’m in the arena. You’ll find me strategising, pacing about, voice raised under the glare of a spotlight, and locked in a brutal contest. No, this isn’t politics… it’s coaching Colts 4 rugby. When I took on the role of assistant coach for under-21s University rugby, the first job was to build a […]

Public angst is a governing resource. The question is whether you’re spending it – or borrowing against it. April in Queensland was defined by fuel. Not necessarily the price of it,  but the fear around the lack of it. Specifically, our lack of sovereignty around it. The Strait of Hormuz is in chaos. Bowser prices climbing. […]

Labor’s landslide victory in 2025 saw PM Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers go into their second term with a stronger mandate and a shift away from short-term political survival toward long-term economic and social reform. This mandate has now changed and, with the 12 May budget, has fallen squarely on Jim Chalmers’ shoulders. The […]

Our driving force at the SAS Group is contributing to positive change in our state and nation.  We pride ourselves on working with clients that help build a better Australia. How that’s done varies from one organization to the next, but the common thread among the people we support is the desire to create a positive […]

Last month, the Queensland government passed the Fighting Antisemitism Amendment Bill in response to the Bondi massacre. It is admirable that Premier David Crisafulli acted swiftly in response to the Bondi massacre; however, hate is not a simple problem – it’s a wicked problem: complex, sly, resistant to hard power, deeply rooted in human behaviour, […]

It’s a natural human condition to be concerned about the future. It’s so deep in our DNA to want to prepare for the worst in times of uncertainty. Many Australians at the moment are critical of governments over a lengthy period for what we perceive as a failure to plan for times like these.  And so, […]

There is a moment in every crisis – brief, almost cinematic – where a leader earns the room or loses it. Wednesday night, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pulled one of the rarest levers in Australian politics: a national address, coordinated across every major television and radio network – a format so rare it had COVID-traumatised […]