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Vital Signs: it’s too early for the RBA to pull the trigger on interest rates

28 Jan 2022

The case for the RBA increasing interest rates certainly exists. But it’s far less pressing than in the United States.

10 Minute Genius: Megan Davis on the power of Voice

25 Jan 2022

In 2017 on the lands of the Anangu, Cobble Cobble woman Megan Davis stepped out from the shadow of Uluru and delivered the Uluru Statement from the Heart for the very first time. It was the first time anyone would hear it, and it was a process that showed the power of First Nation Voices.

Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn't be playing bingo with COVID statistics

21 Jan 2022

Governments should tell us everything they know about infections, hospitalisations and deaths. So why aren’t they?

Treasurer Scott Frydenberg and Scott Morrison leave after giving a doorstop presser

Federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most

20 Jan 2022

With Australia now in the worst stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, there couldn't be a worse time to restrict Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments.

Do you identify as a workplace chameleon?

19 Jan 2022

Some employees still feel the need to disguise themselves to ‘survive’ certain work cultures, say UNSW Business School academics.

If denied, can Djokovic challenge the Minister's decision in court?

14 Jan 2022

Australian public law expert Associate Professor Janina Boughey explains what might happen if the Immigration and Home Affairs ministers use their personal discretionary powers to cancel the visa of tennis player Novak Djokovic.

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The 3 problems with fines for not reporting positive COVID tests

14 Jan 2022

The NSW government’s announcement of a $1000 fine for failing to report a positive voluntary rapid antigen test will likely achieve the opposite of its intention.

Vital Signs: Sydney to Newcastle fast rail makes sense. Making trains locally does not

07 Jan 2022

Anthony Albanese’s plan for high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle could well be worth the cost, so long as he doesn’t muddy it with 1970s-style industry policy.

Have you ever broken the law?

06 Jan 2022

Have you ever walked your dog by yourself as a child? Or vacuumed the house at 10.30pm? Here are six uncommon laws in Australia that you may never have heard of before.

Solving succession woes with Employee Ownership Trusts

06 Jan 2022

When planning for the unexpected, deciding what happens next in a business doesn’t need to be as dramatic as an episode of ‘Succession’.

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