When it comes to socially responsible behaviour, letting companies do as they see fit would be such a bad thing – providing they’re correctly organised.
Regulation of funeral products needs to be consistent to improve consumer understanding and choice.
Even though Sydney’s population growth (at 14%) is below the average across all capital cities, its housing supply failed to match this growth.
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Data on housing supply in Australia’s capital shows that while it’s increasing in areas with lots of jobs, house prices are too high for those who might want to move for work.
Brazilian soap operas are wildly popular in Portuguese-speaking Angola, influencing women’s fashion and creating a business opportunity for thousands of Angolan female entrepreneurs.
The market for exploiting software vulnerabilities can be traced back to the 90s where “phreaking” - modifying telecommunications technology - was popular.
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The underground market for software vulnerabilities has been growing steadily since the 1990s, so the latest WannaCry could be a sign of things to come.
Many other businesses are already involved in OBOR, albeit with a cautious approach.
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Australia has so far declined China’s offer to formally link the Northern Australia project to OBOR. But it risks losing out on trade and investment if the government doesn’t take a stronger approach.
Gender income inequality in Australia is now considerably above the OECD average of 15.5%.
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Elements of the condition are well suited to getting on with business.
Workers who feel they aren’t represented may look for another outlet to express their views. Protests in France demonstrate how violent these outlets can become.
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A decline in union membership has left a void to be filled by a more chaotic movement - alt-unionism.
The actual corporate tax rate in Australia is considerably lower than 30% due to the high utilisation of imputation credits by shareholders.
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The company tax cut may signal to the world that Australia wants to be competitive on corporate tax, but it won’t make much of a difference to our largest businesses and multinationals.
Rapid rise of Australian house prices have created disagreement between economists on whether a housing bubble currently exists.
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Economists struggle to agree on when and where housing bubbles occur, but bubbles all have similar characterisitics.
Embedding members of the LGBTI community within senior ranks of a business can diffuse workplace homophobic attitudes and create an environment of inclusiveness.
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The continued presence of homophobic attitudes in society and the workplace has been eroding the productivity and profitability of Australian businesses.