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Federal budget 2022: Experts available for comment

07 Mar 2022

UNSW has academic experts available to comment on the federal government budget announcement.

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Vital Signs: Australia's hairdressing-led economic recovery can't last

04 Mar 2022

Australia’s GDP was up 3.4 per cent last quarter of 2021, on the back of pent-up consumer spending. Other factors must drive future growth.

IWD 2022: UNSW Business School celebrates its alumnae

02 Mar 2022

What biases exist in the world of work? And what do the next generation of business leaders need to know? UNSW Business School alumnae share their insights ahead of International Women’s Day 2022.

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Education reloaded: why learning is as entertaining as Netflix

01 Mar 2022

Education needs a rethink, say Isabella Dobrescu and Alberto Motta, both Associate Professors of Economics at UNSW Sydney. Learning must fit into our lives as a bold experience that is interactive and fun, they say.

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Vital Signs: stealth tax rises are eating into your income – but we know the solution

25 Feb 2022

Adjusting tax brackets in line with inflation would ensure voters who wanted more government spending would also have to vote for more tax.

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Vital Signs: Unemployment steady but needs to lower to lift wages

18 Feb 2022

A tighter labour market than in the past is now needed to drive real wages growth.

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UNSW students recognised as most employable for third consecutive year

16 Feb 2022

The AFR Most Employable University has been awarded to UNSW, with a record-breaking 42 students listed in the Top100 Future Leaders Competition.

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Vital Signs: small businesses need help through shadow lockdowns

11 Feb 2022

For many small businesses the past month has been the most difficult period of the pandemic. Australia needs a better plan to help more survive.

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Can you 'die' in real life if the metaverse bans you?

09 Feb 2022

Several things need to happen to ensure the metaverse is a free, decentralised creators’ economy, writes UNSW Business School’s Eric Lim.

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What’s wrong with Australian mortgages? They’re fixed for shareholders, not home owners

04 Feb 2022

There’s no reason why Australian lenders couldn’t offer 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, as they do in the US.

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