The biggest barriers for workplace programs which are aimed at preventing violence against women are sexism and discrimination.
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Programs that aim to prevent violence against women through gender equality at work are facing opposition from leaders who don’t see it as a workplace issue.
“Ugly” food campaigns will not solve food wastage.
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Major food retailers say they are aiming for zero food waste - but are transferring the costs onto not-for-profit groups and suppliers.
Few foresaw the stunning commercial success enjoyed by Hipster Whale’s Crossy Road.
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Australian game developers compete on a global level, but some governments are more supportive of their local industry.
Data from a recent OECD report suggests that to increase the number of jobs, the quality of jobs doesn’t need to drop.
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There doesn’t need to be sub-standard jobs in order for there to be enough jobs to go around.
It couldn’t get worse, could it?
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Shareholders should be worried about how much it’s costing Woolworths to run its business.
APN’s regional arm includes 12 daily newspapers.
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The sale of APN’s regional newspaper arm could see Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp buy back the papers it sold in the ‘80s.
Labor’s proposals could address housing affordability.
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The results of changing negative gearing are not as straight-forward as the government suggests.
Netball is one sport taking new levels of control on broadcasting.
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As more and more sporting bodies seek to speak directly to consumers, independence could disappear. Will consumers care?
The proposed changes to the Corporations Act might protect investors in crowd funding but it limits the types of businesses that can use these platforms.
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The Italian government tried to limit the type of companies that could use crowd-sourced funding with poor results, Australia can learn from this.
The tax deal between the UK government and Google shows governments have a long way to go when sharing the benefits of the knowledge economy.
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The rest of society won’t see the benefits of innovation until governments figure out a way to effectively tax the knowledge economy.
Not convinced: Labor Senator and tax avoidance inquiry committee Chair Sam Dastyari says corporate tax cheats should be named and shamed by the tax office.
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Behind the corporations legally avoiding paying tax are the big four accounting firms, helping them avoid transparency.
Domain and REA are going head to head, but what if one reinvented the game?
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Fairfax’s Domain is closing the gap on its rival REA, in a game where there’s usually one winner.
BHP chief Andrew Mackenzie took over from Marius Kloppers in 2013.
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BHP’s board has navigated well through mining’s highs and lows and still passed the shareholder value test.
Turns out any screen will do.
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It isn’t the size of the screen, but how big it appears on the retina.
Netflix is spending big on original content to attract new users around the world.
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The success of original series TV is opening up new opportunities for producers, owners and audiences.
Treasurer Scott Morrison says the changes to foreign investment scrutiny will give the ATO greater powers to crack down on tax avoidance.
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International investors will have to comply with new rules designed to stop tax avoidance by multinational companies.
The Age Pension eligibility age is headed for 70 in Australia.
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Just 24% of those living in the poorest quarter of households support an increase in the Age Pension age.
Allowing China’s currency to go up and down with the market is one way to longer-term stabilisation.
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Beijing wants the Renminbi to become an international currency - but is it prepared to do what it takes?
The unicorn bubble could be about to pop.
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Behind the sky-high valuations of tech startups with no profit lies a structural problem supporting them.
The return of the ABCC legislation might be a double dissolution trigger.
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The key issues from the Royal Commission into union activities were about governance, but these are not being addressed.
Women still need male champions.
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David Morrison being unofficially anointed a “Warrior for Women”, reflects the belief that women need male champions in order to succeed.
Have the darkest days passed for Fairfax Media?
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Half year results for Fairfax Media suggest the company’s digital strategy is taking shape.
Fairfax chief Greg Hywood has an ‘intense focus on cost reduction’.
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The transition from print to digital will not be painless at Fairfax, or its global peers.
Restricting the tax offsets for investing in start-ups to just those with plenty of money will hurt entrepreneurs.
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The government should be encouraging informal investors to put their money into start-ups, not barring them from tax offsets that encourage them to do so.
The government is caught in an awkward spot on tax – its work unfinished but critics clamouring for firm decisions.