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The rise of aquaculture in Australia

14 April 2018 by Liam Zippel

Aquaculture is a fast-growing industry with the power to revolutionise the way humans obtain their seafood. Liam Zippel explores the benefits of this industry in Australia.

Tech innovation is no panacea

23 March 2016 by Taylor Nugent

The rise of technology and talks of an ‘Ideas Boom’ sparks excitement for a new era of innovation. However, Taylor Nugent reveals why the tech industry may not be the most feasible platform to grow the economy.

Out with the Mining in with the…?

1 October 2015 by Cynthia Vu

Cynthia explains the history of industry in Australia, and identifies opportunities for the future.
This article first appeared in Short Supply 2015 – check out the full magazine via the Short Supply tab at the top of this page!

Disruptive innovation

6 June 2014 by David Huang

David Huang discusses the impact disruptive innovations can have on our 21st century world.

Hollywood's cinematic supremacy

11 May 2014 by ESSA Publications

ESSA pits Hollywood’s film industry performance against its great rival, Bollywood.

Pondering pharmaceutical patents

2 May 2014 by David Huang

David Huang delves into the patent system of the pharmaceutical industry.

A tale of two classes: China’s hukou-based discrimination – Part 2

20 April 2014 by Alice He

Following an overview of hukou’s history, Alice He’s second instalment discusses how China’s economic development depends on its rural migrant workers – the unofficial lower class of modern China.

Australia's automotive fallout

26 February 2014 by ESSA Publications

ESSA’s first infographic explores automotive manufacturing following the recent closure announcements by Toyota and Holden.

Planning for a Soft Landing

3 June 2013 by Joey Moloney

Like most debates that enter the political sphere, the discussion around the demise of the Australian car manufacturing industry is plagued by emotionally charged falsehoods, meaningless rhetoric and ideological blinkers. A more impartial analysis suggests that while there is a case to be made for the free market to take its course, the human cost of the broader structural shift demands attention.

Behind the profitability of the video-game industry

21 May 2013 by Tom Xia

Even from a young age, I’ve loved playing video games. I remember the excitement I drew as I savagely ripped into the packaging of my brand-new Game-Boy Colour, wasting no time as I inserted the cartridge for Pokemon Silver into the Gameboy’s empty slot and started playing. Since that memorable day, I’ve ventured into the depths of many different genres of gaming, and my passion for video games only escalated as I grew attached to specific series, the characters inside them, and the story that they told. At the risk of sounding like a total geek, I decided to ‘give back’ to the gaming industry what I could at the tender age of 14, writing full-length walkthroughs for popular games which I felt could benefit the most from a little extra input. My awesomeness for accomplishing this feat aside, this contribution would amount to less than a single drop in a vast, endless ocean, for the video-game industry in 2006 was already worth in excess of US $30 billion [1]. Since then, the global market for video-games has doubled to approximately $67 billion by the end of 2012, and the growth doesn’t appear to be slowing any time soon. [2]