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Summer experts

UNSW has a team of experts available for media interviews who can comment on the hottest topics this summer – from bushfires, climate change and wage theft scandals to the spike in domestic violence, pitfalls with technology and making New Year’s resolutions.

Translating a great start-up idea into a viable business requires hard work, effective time management, resourcefulness and resilience, according to graduand Michael Liang.

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What if we were part-paid in something that was like shares in the firm we worked for, except better? It might give us better pay rises.

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Josh Frydenberg wants to leave mortgage broker commissions unchanged for three years. It's hard to see why.

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The treasurer says 2018 was a year of two halves, but there were signs of a downturn well before mid year.

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Bank shares soared 4% to 7% after the royal commission report. That could be because it will do them little harm.

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The Reserve Bank's inflation target seems out of date in a world of ultra low inflation. So why is Governor Lowe persisting with it?

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Donald Trump's pick to head the World Bank could well weaken the organisation's importance in international development and finance.

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Counterintuitively, vague incentives to improve performance or behaviour are often stronger than clear ones.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students get a taste of life at UNSW Sydney during an intensive three-and-a-half week residential program

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