Business, innovation and law
Raising the voice of unheard consumers
A Curtin research group dedicated to empowering neglected consumers is helping service providers drive continuous improvement in their organisations. Like…
Re-thinking our global response to humanitarian crises
Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Myanmar. These countries are home to some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Millions have suffered as…
Next steps for digital agriculture in Australia
Technology has improved our lives in numerous ways, but how often do we give up on new systems when they…
Not home safe and sound: Housing policy has forgotten our older generations
Housing issues in Australia are not all about market fluctuations and interest rates. While politicians and the media remain preoccupied…
Tourists flock to Margaret River in a record-breaking season
The COVID-19 pandemic decimated tourism operators around the world in 2020. But in Western Australia’s Margaret River region, operators have…
Buy now, pay later: the new black or a deep black hole?
If video killed the radio star, ‘buy now, pay later’ services may be the death of credit cards. But before…
Half of regional mature-age students are at risk of dropping out
A new report finds that almost half of regional and remote mature-age university students in Australia are considering deferring or…
Housing affordability divide grows between owner-occupiers and renters
Housing affordability has improved in Western Australia but this improvement has been uneven, with a significant divide between those who…
Supercomputing partnership to turbocharge Australian research and green innovation
Curtin University and DUG Technology Ltd have entered into a decade-long partnership to collaborate in the fields of high-performance computing…
‘Wasteful to tasteful’: undesirable mangoes become sought-after skincare products
When was the last time you threw out a piece of fruit or a vegetable because it was bruised or…