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Australia’s clean energy transition is no longer a question of ambition. The country has the resources, technical capability and appetite for renewables, but the more difficult challenge now lies in delivery: building infrastructure safely, consistently and with the trust of local communities.

If Australia wants EV adoption to move beyond households with driveways, apartment charging cannot remain an afterthought. It has to become part of the basic infrastructure of shared living.

Convincing people to buy electric vehicles was yesterday’s mission. Today, the task is building a scalable system that can support mass EV adoption and prepare Australia for the next transport shift: autonomous mobility.

Vehicle-to-grid could turn EVs from passive electricity consumers into grid-supporting assets – but only if the infrastructure is ready.

Originally posted on FCON26 Summit on March 20th, 2026 Construction didn’t fail at digital transformation. It failed at aligning incentives. Construction invested heavily in digital tools that promised visibility, control, and acceleration. Yet more than a decade into digitisation, projects still overrun, handovers are messy, data is fragmented, and decision making is complicated. Optimising for speed and task efficiency, the industry failed to prioritise decision quality and

Shopping centres have long operated on a simple assumption: build attractive spaces, lease to strong brands, and footfall will follow. Will this work in an autonomous world?

Contradiction defines Australia’s construction outlook in 2026: “We’re building more than ever before – and still can’t meet targets,” says Nicholas Fearnley, Head of Global Construction Forecasting at Oxford Economics.

Scroll now, and feeds are crowded with suggested posts, paid placements, affiliate links, branded “creators” and algorithmic noise. You’re no longer browsing a social space – you’re wading through a marketplace engineered to keep you receptive, reactive, exposed, and farmed for attention.

Without structure, income, identity, or purpose, free time becomes a void – not a luxury. Debates are currently centred around automation and employment; focussing on which industries and roles will soon become extinct – yet we are failing to consider existential drift: the paradox of a future where people have more hours and less meaning.

Frictionless, futuristic, and perhaps inevitable, it begs the primal questions of submission and compliance; when access to your job depends on surrendering your biometric data, where do we draw the line between technological advancement and ownership?

Fintech apps, neobanks, and digital wallets are built for speed and simplicity; they’re irresistible to users but ideal for exploitation.

Digital transformation is obligatory in 2022. The technology solution market is booming. Automation proves necessary for business growth,...

If companies fail to transform their entire organization both internally and externally at the same rate of tech evolution and consumer dema

We are witnessing the evolution of autonomous robotics. What does the next generation have in store?

The future depends on fast connectivity - and 5G is the ultimate enabler. So what's holding us back from mass deployment?

Sourcing a skilled labour force has proved problematic for over a decade. Now, with advancing technology, what opportunities present?

Technology is infiltrating the real estate market, forging seamless customer experiences, providing better-informed investment decisions,...

Consumers have instant access to endless information and are inundated with choice, so how do companies stand out? Hyper-personalisation

Space exploration has founded an impressive record of benefits for humanity. With each discovery, infinite opportunities present...

Sci-fi movies are created with the intent to entertain, but what happens when the world takes these ideas, and make them real?