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In the post-pandemic rush to return to normal, Australia’s zoos, botanic gardens, museums and cultural spaces have seen a welcome resurgence in visitor numbers. School groups are back. Families are filling weekend schedules. Major exhibitions and holiday programs continue to draw crowds. But behind the scenes, many operators are asking a quieter, more pressing question: Do we really know what’s happening once people walk through the gate? It’s a question that reveals a growing divide — not in...

For decades, success in public attractions — from zoos and botanic gardens to museums and parks — has been measured by footfall. The thinking has been straightforward: if people are showing up, the experience must be working. But in a landscape increasingly shaped by personalisation, technology, and rising visitor expectations, the traditional metric is beginning to show its age. It turns out that knowing how many people walk through the gate is very different from understanding what they...

When the U.S. recently reimposed tariffs of up to 50% on key Chinese imports and the rest of the world, the headlines focused on politics. But the markets didn’t. Within hours, equities tumbled, currencies shifted, and boardrooms across the globe started asking tougher questions — not just about international trade, but about how exposed they really are. In Australia, exporters faced an immediate squeeze as the Aussie dollar slipped below 60 US cents, making imports more expensive and further...