A diminishing membership base, changes to labour and industry and heightened political attention has left the once-powerful trade union movement flailing.
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The fallout from 60 Minutes’ bungled child recovery attempt will likely be some heads rolling and some new faces promising higher standards. But like truckies, journalists and their programs are being asked to ‘go the extra mile’.
A survey has found that the percentage of foreign ownership is more worrying to Australians than the country-of-origin of the investment.
Voters will hear a lot about productivity in the lead up to the budget. The key thing to remember is that it’s a very rubbery concept, enormously tricky to measure and highly politicised.
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Special purpose liquidators are appointed by courts to pursue specific tasks in liquidation, in the case of Queensland Nickel, this will mean investigating Clive Palmer’s dealings.
The statistics used to discuss deaths in custody can make us lose sight of the fact that it’s people we’re talking about. People with families and friends, who died prematurely – and often brutally.
Accountability for the deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the hands of the state remains absent 25 years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody’s report.
In the 25 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, we’ve gone backwards.
Authorities have been slow to respond to the tax revelations of the Panama Papers.
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody’s report was meant to be a blueprint for reducing the disproportionate incarceration of Indigenous Australians and deaths in custody.
The politics that Malcolm Turnbull and the big banks support is one in which people are robbed of their citizenship and reduced to economic functionaries.
Before you call in the consultants, stress test your business strategies, intrapreneurship and culture.
Businesses are reducing the UK tax take with a new form of self-employment which harks back to mediaeval England.
Engagement is not impact, and simple measures such as non-government research income tell us very little about genuine external engagement between universities and industry.
Steelmakers like Arrium need to move away from commodities and invest in steel products in growth industries.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that two-thirds of all industrial disputes in Australia are in construction, and that construction industrial disputes are up since the ABCC closed. Is that right?
The rise of women to very powerful positions has not, to date, opened the way for other women. So there is no reason to believe a Hillary Clinton presidency would change that.
If local councils are bigger and councillors represent more residents, it is important that they focus on understanding their communities’ needs and aspirations, rather than on day-to-day operations.
If planning decisions properly considered the value of trees in a city, we could have a modern transport system and tree-lined views to enhance the journey.
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Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate professor, law, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Technology Sydney
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Casual Academic, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer and Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Mathematics and Mathematics Education, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior lecturer, international migration and refugee law, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
