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Apple and Foxconn: how can suppliers fight a tech giant?

28 Feb 2022

There are ways suppliers can resist the demands of more powerful companies and treat their people better, says UNSW Business School's Maggie Dong.

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Religion vs. human rights: Should the law put one before the other?

25 Feb 2022

International human rights expert addresses whether an amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act is a threat to religious freedom.

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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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Is international law powerless against Russian aggression in Ukraine? No, but it's complicated

25 Feb 2022

The fact that Russia is part of the UN Security Council's powerful P5 group of nations means the UN is in a tricky position when it comes to maintaining peace among its member states.

NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst

Explainer: how are chief justices appointed and how can the process be improved?

18 Feb 2022

A chief justice is more than just a court’s figurehead: they are responsible for defending and promoting the court’s institutional integrity, and this must be taken into account when appointing them.

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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.

People waving signs protesting government inaction in granting amnesty to Afghani refugees

If we're opening borders, why are thousands of refugees still awaiting entry?

16 Feb 2022

Why hasn’t Australia done more to ramp up its resettlement program, like Canada and the US?

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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.

Several protestors holding 'refugee freedom' signs at The Park Hotel in Swanston Street, Melbourne.

What can be done to make the living conditions of detained refugees more humane?

08 Feb 2022

Novak Djokovic’s stay at a detention hotel highlights how things should change, migration experts say. 

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