Brisbane 2032: Risk, Culture and Long-Term Impact

How do you plan for the unexpected and build a Games that leaves more than memories behind? In Part 2 of this two-part episode, Andrew McCormack, partner in Ashurst’s Project and Energy Transition Team and lead of the Brisbane 2032 working group, returns to the conversation between Ashurst's globa…

Brisbane 2032: Risk and Leadership Insights from Sydney 2000

What does it take to plan and deliver a safe, people-first Olympic Games in today’s fast-changing world? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Andrew McCormack, partner in Ashurst’s Project and Energy Transition Team, revisits a standout conversation from the 2032 and Beyond podcast series. Ashurs…

Circular Economy and the Brisbane 2032 Blueprint

Can we build the world’s most sustainable Games by rethinking waste, design, and supply chains from the ground up?” In this third mini-series episode, Andrew McCormack, as partner in Ashurst’s Project and Energy Transition Team and lead of the Brisbane 2032 working group,  reconnects with Jodie Br…

Revisiting Brisbane 2032's carbon budget challenge

How can a mega-event like the Olympics become a catalyst for cutting emissions and building smarter cities? In this episode, Andrew McCormack is again joined by Ashurst Risk Advisory Director Mike Duggan to explore the Queensland Government’s strategy for managing the environmental footprint of th…

Revisiting Brisbane 2032's sustainability vision

What does it take to host an Olympic Games that leaves more than just memories? In this bite-sized episode, Ashurst’s Andrew McCormack revisits insights from the 2032 and Beyond series, shining a spotlight on Brisbane 2032’s ambitious sustainability and legacy goals. The episode emphasises that t…

2032 and Beyond: Dispute Resilience for Brisbane’s Olympic Legacy (Part 2)

Even with the best planning, disputes are inevitable in projects of olympic scale. The key is how you manage them. In part two of this special two-part conversation, Ashurst’s Andrew McCormack continues the discussion with Melissa Yeo, Partner in Ashurst’s Dispute Resolution team, and Michael Dugg…

2032 and Beyond: Dispute Resilience for Brisbane’s Olympic Legacy (Part 1)

Hosting the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a high-stakes, high-pressure undertaking. With less than seven years to plan, build and deliver, the risk of disputes is real, and the cost of getting them wrong could be enormous. In this first of a two-part conversation, Projects and Ener…

Powering Change: Scaling biogas for net zero

As part of the Powering Change mini-series, this episode dives into the evolving role of biomethane in the energy transition. Host Cameron Smith, a partner in Ashurst’s Projects & Energy Transition team, is joined by Philipp Lukas, CEO of Future Biogas, one of the UK’s leading developer and operato…

Powering Change: Data centre opportunities across the Asia Pacific

In the latest episode of our Powering Change mini-series, Ashurst’s Bree Miechel is joined by special guest Simon McFadden, a digital infrastructure expert at Aurecon. Together, they discuss how data centres – often referred to as “the factories of the digital age” – are evolving to keep pace with …

Powering Change: Australia’s offshore wind boom

Part of the Powering Change mini-series, this episode explores the key trends shaping the global energy transition. Host Bree Miechel speaks with Rory van Weerdenburg, Project Director of Gippsland Skies, one of Australia’s first offshore wind projects, about the sector’s rapid evolution. With Aus…