Business & Law

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Adjusted for inflation, Australians are being paid less than they were in 2020. These four charts show what’s changed in how we work – and the growing gap between your pay and what you can afford to buy.

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The growing use of external consultants to do government work has led to a “hollowing out” of the public service.

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Succession in the digital age is probably more complicated than you might think.

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The federal government has heeded the recommendations by a coalition of 40 organisations including UNSW academics to introduce visa protections for migrant workers.

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UNSW has academic experts available to comment on May's federal government budget announcements.

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Abandoning its WTO case is a quicker path to getting Australian barley back into China. It could also be a template for resolving tariff disputes over other products, including Australian wine.

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Legislation is an unsatisfactory way to institute a Voice to Parliament because, among other reasons, it would make the body insecure and vulnerable to the whims of different governments.

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Curious about how ChatGPT can help you at work? Be careful what company information might be given away while experimenting, warns a UNSW Business School professor.  

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Australian startup MilkRun may have attracted more than $85 million in venture capital but it always had a challenging business model.

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Is the banking system in crisis? Not really, say two UNSW Business School experts – but there is cause for concern. 

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