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18 Dec 2024

Australians opt for home brews amid rising costs

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18 Dec 2024

Australians are driving demand for espresso machines and instant coffee, all the while shunning cafe chains due to the cost of living crisis. As people cut back on non-essential spending, brands face a challenge in delivering daily treats that give value for money without sacrificing quality.

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17 Dec 2024

Why Aussies are developing a taste for new tequila drinks

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17 Dec 2024

Young Australians are drinking less, but they haven’t given up the vice completely. They’re just drinking more portable and ready-to-drink cocktails, including new tequila-based ones. What does this emerging preference reveal about drinking habits and brand loyalty in the country?

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16 Dec 2024

How The Lake House brings the soft life to Aussie tourists

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16 Dec 2024

The Lake House in Daylesford, a family-founded hospitality business, offers a cutting-edge culinary experience, spa culture, and country stays fit for a tastemaker. Featuring townsfolk produce and a farm-to-table menu, it has become a movement for tourists who honour tradition and heritage.

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13 Dec 2024

How Momentum uses digital culture to tackle youth anxiety

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13 Dec 2024

Despite widespread panic about the negative impacts of social media, experts stress that a balance of online help and offline connections is needed to help young Australians dealing with anxiety and stress amid limited care access. This is where Momentum comes in, with its free custom online sessions.

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12 Dec 2024

CommBank charging fee draws criticism from Aussies

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12 Dec 2024

The Commonwealth Bank, Australia’s largest bank, announced a new withdrawal charge of $3 that's supposedly taking effect in January 2025. The move garnered ire from Aussies and the government, highlighting the widening chasm between people and institutions amid the cost of living crisis.

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11 Dec 2024

How are Gen Y and Gen Z making wine culture their own?

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11 Dec 2024

Wine has long been part of Australian culture, but younger generations are indulging in different ways. How might Gen Y’s budding sense of connoisseurship and Gen Z’s desire for ‘vibes’ and community impact their buying habits? What do they want from products and brand interactions in this space?

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Maxim Sharshun

Developer of a health engagement programme at Australia's leading health insurer

Maxim heads up Live Better function at Medibank, Australia's leading health insurer. His team develops and manages the world-leading currency-based health and wellbeing engagement program, and is also looking after a broad portfolio of enterprise partners ranging from global brands like Apple and Adidas to local pharmacy distributors and gym networks. Maxim is also supporting and overseeing a broad range of innovation initiatives across product and service integration, digital experiences in healthcare, and virtual care delivery.

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Meg Elkins

Cultural and behavioural economist

Meg Elkins is a behavioural and applied economist with research interests in both societal and cultural economics. Her research links economic impacts and how our information biases impact decision-making. Meg is a member of the Behavioural Business Lab and the Centre for International Development. She is a regular commentator for TV, radio, and print on behavioural issues and decision-making processes.

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Elise Meng

Founder of APAC Gen Z research collective LU~LI.

Elise Meng is the founder of LU~LI Research, an APAC-based research agency that studies youth culture and Gen Z communities. With 24 years of experience as a professional Gen Z herself, Elise unites young strategists, researchers, analysts, and culture-ists around Asia to work together with brands that are keen to tell the real story of who they are and what they stand for.

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Liz Isenring

Dietitian and bestselling author

Liz Isenring is Australia’s leading research-based practising dietitian. She is passionate about helping people to be healthy via the healing power of nutrition. Dr Isenring is recognised as an international expert in health and wellbeing. She has held professor, head of programme, and associate dean roles, published over 160 peer-reviewed scientific papers, is a best-selling author, received over $4 million in research funding, and is regularly invited as an international key note speaker. She also has the lived experience of improving her energy, health, and fitness and losing over 25kg (50 pounds) gained during her busy professional and family roles.

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Dr. Dori Tunstall

Expert in anthroplogy and organisational transformation

Dr. Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall is the first Black person to hold the position of dean of design in the world. She is a recognized figure in the decolonization of design for organizational transformation. She previously taught at Swinburne University in Australia and wrote the biweekly column "Un-Design" for The Conversation Australia. She also taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago and organized the US National Design Policy Initiative. Industry positions have included UX strategist for Sapient and Arc Worldwide. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University.

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Anastasia Lloyd-Wallis

Consumer behaviourist with a background in mathematics and neuroscience

Anastasia Lloyd-Wallis is COO and head of insights at Retail Doctor Group, an Australia-based international retail advisory and consultancy firm. She applies a background in postgraduate mathematics to help retailers and FMCG brands model consumer personalities using neuroscience, motivations, and behaviours to develop market opportunities.

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David Levinson

Academic whose interests span transport, geography and economics

Prof. David Levinson teaches at the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney, where he leads TransportLab and the Transport Engineering research group and directs the Master of Transport. His research interests span transport, including engineering, design, policy, planning, geography, and economics. His most recent research emphasises transport-land use interactions, accessibility, and transport system evolution.

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