Bennett Richardson

Human Resources Director Australia

Bennett Richardson

Content Specialist

12+ years experience80,000 Total views on Human Resources Director Australia in 2025

Bennett's specialty topics

Payroll Change Management Leadership

Bennett Richardson is a content specialist at Key Media, who writes sponsored features for leading B2B publications including Australian Broker, Mortgage Professional Australia, New Zealand Adviser, Insurance Business Australia, Insurance Business New Zealand, Insurance Business Asia, New Zealand Lawyer, HRD Australia, HRD New Zealand and HRD Asia.

Over his media career, he has written on derivatives and equities markets across sectors as varied as construction, food and beverage, and department stores for a real-time newswire, investigated the human rights situation in post-Escobar Colombia for the Carter Center, reported on bullfighting traditions in Okinawa for the society pages of the Wall Street Journal Asia, interviewed former kamikaze pilots for the Smithsonian, and documented the near collapse of the New Zealand tourism industry during one of the world's longest border closures. Over a decade in the global academic publishing industry further enhanced his versatility, eye for the meta-story and ability to work with clients to bring out the angle beyond the brief.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I work with clients to translate commercial priorities into written features that deliver editorially and engage the target audience.”

Also published by

Wall Street Journal Asia · Christian Science Monitor · USA Today · Seattle Times · Washington Times · South China Morning Post · New Zealand Herald · Canberra Times

Featured content from Bennett

Why HR keeps ending up back at the drawing board Origin’s innovative benefit program hits key milestone Inside Deel’s global, AI-native, human-centric playbook

Previous experience

  • Tourism Ticker — Journalist
  • Carter Center — Feature Writer
  • Freelance — Correspondent
  • Dow Jones Newswires — Copyeditor

Education

  • MA (International Relations), Waseda University
  • BA (History), University of Otago
  • LLB (Law), University of Otago

Read the latest stories by Bennett

How the hidden cost of not living hurts productivity

New research shows Australian workers are quietly cancelling plans, skipping leave and cutting small joys, and the ripple effects are being felt at work

How the hidden cost of not living hurts productivity

Flexible work: Beyond the office debate

Flexible work is here to stay - the real question is whether organisations are ready

Flexible work: Beyond the office debate

Inflation + war + legislation = the perfect storm for HR

Changes to the novated lease EV discount give HR a rare window to make a lasting impact

Inflation + war + legislation = the perfect storm for HR

Why Deel is changing traditional payroll

New payroll tools let employees access their pay on demand without any fees

Why Deel is changing traditional payroll

The hidden cost of knowledge failures

What's slowing your organisation down has nothing to do with the tools your people are using

The hidden cost of knowledge failures

Rising commute costs tank employee productivity

The macro-shift is already here, but is HR across the numbers, the impacts, and the opportunities?

Rising commute costs tank employee productivity

Bridging the gender gap in employee benefits

Why novated lease adoption skews male and how better design can close the $12,500 benefits gap

Bridging the gender gap in employee benefits

Even the best workplaces can fail young women

While organisations celebrate gender equity, early-career women tell a very different story

Even the best workplaces can fail young women

The workforce risk most organisations miss

Is your organisation truly capable? The hidden drain on your ability to deliver

The workforce risk most organisations miss

Fixing productivity with better work design

Australia’s productivity challenge isn’t about wages – it's about how frontline work is designed

Fixing productivity with better work design