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Asia capability under pressure: lessons from the Hormuz disruption
Most businesses operating across Asia went into this year believing they understood their regional exposure. The Hormuz disruption tested that belief, and what it found was not primarily an energy security story. It was a test of whether organisations had genuine capability to operate across Asia under pressure – or whether they had presence and assumed it would be enough. The difference, as it turns out, has a cost.
09 July 2026
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Building Asia capability as a resilience strategy: what boards need to ask
The past four months tested something that is difficult to assess in stable conditions: whether organisations operating across Asia have genuine capability, or whether they have presence and assumed it would be enough. The Hormuz disruption exposed that gap - not universally, but unevenly, and in ways that had less to do with resources or intent, than with what had already been built.
09 July 2026
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NSW Budget 2026-27: Rail, Metro and Light Rail Commitments Signalled in Transport Pipeline
This week, the 2026-27 NSW Budget was delivered by Treasurer Daniel Mookhey. Rail-related investment is led by a $16.1 billion commitment to Sydney Metro over four years, $2.4 billion in new investment for Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2, record annual heavy rail maintenance spending of $2.1 billion, and continued delivery of regional rail fleet renewal. Broadly, transport infrastructure investment has seen an uptick with an 8.4% increase compared to the prior Budget. Here, we unpack the key commitments and their consequences for major rail projects in NSW.
26 June 2026