In a time when disruptive technologies, online platforms and the sharing economy are all the rage - can the ideals of the old fashioned co-operative or mutal be refashioned and reapplied for the new economy? These organisations were once a popular and essential part of daily life in the decades before the rise of the welfare state and in this century the co-operative enterprise is once again attracting community interest and support.

Highlights of Platform Cooperativism- how to make the ‘Uber’ economy work for people presented by Social Enterprise Services Australia in association with the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals Melbourne 7 June 2016.