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How to avoid economic bubbles and crashes  7/9/2013
How to avoid economic bubbles and crashes
By using methods developed to study the interactions of particles and applying them to economics, researchers at the University of Sydney have shown that small changes can create a ...
To stay or not to stay – that is the employee question  7/5/2013
To stay or not to stay – that is the employee question
What makes employees leave or stay in organisations and how organisations can improve employee retention is the focus of a public lecture being held at the University of South ...
Industries to fly and fall in 2013-14  7/4/2013
Industries to fly and fall in 2013-14
As Australian companies begin the new financial year, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the industries set to soar and sink in 2013-14.
Forced labour legislation puts employers on notice  6/20/2013
Forced labour legislation puts employers on notice
An immigrant cook is put to work in appalling conditions, for 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and not paid a cent. Is that slavery? Criminal exploitation? Not necessarily.
'Stupid and absurd', experts debate new draft height safety standard  5/29/2013
'Stupid and absurd', experts debate new draft height safety standard
Between 2003 and 2010, there were 204 reported workplace deaths as a result of falls, yet height safety experts are divided on the adequacy of the new draft Standard, with some ...
Scientists crack the 'coffee ring effect'  5/16/2013
Scientists crack the 'coffee ring effect'
Ever notice how a dried coffee stain has a thicker outer rim, while the middle of the stain remains almost unsoiled? This 'coffee ring effect' also occurs in other materials.
$4 million boost to solar cell research  5/9/2013
$4 million boost to solar cell research
A project to push the efficiency of nanoplasmonic solar cell technology has received a $4 million grant under the Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF).
Avoid charismatic leaders, firms need 'intelligent conservatism'  4/12/2013
Avoid charismatic leaders, firms need 'intelligent conservatism'
Conservatism not charisma is the vital ingredient for a successful business leader, a new study claims.
Workplace discrimination cuts deep across Australia: report  4/4/2013
Workplace discrimination cuts deep across Australia: report
Nearly a million Australians feel their boss has discriminated against them over recent years, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
Understanding unions in workplaces  3/28/2013
Understanding unions in workplaces
The big challenge for unions in Australia today is to become more involved in the broader scope of bargaining, according to an internationally recognised trade union academic currently ...
Women put up with more bad behaviour at work: study  3/28/2013
Women put up with more bad behaviour at work: study
Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found women are treated with more workplace incivility and respond by working harder.
Asia leading the world in low carbon economy: index  3/26/2013
Asia leading the world in low carbon economy: index
China now earns as much from selling solar panels as it does from shoes, as Asia's emerging economies prepare to prosper in a future that limits carbon emissions, a report says.
The three pillars of manufacturing reform for 2013  3/25/2013
The three pillars of manufacturing reform for 2013
In the past year, there has been significant progress made on some reforms to support Australia's manufacturing sector, notably in the anti-dumping area.
China producing more, polluting less: study  3/13/2013
China producing more, polluting less: study
Research into a decade of development in China provides little support for the so-called 'pollution haven' hypothesis.
Construction industry safety training now a computer game  2/27/2013
Construction industry safety training now a computer game
A computer game offering safety training on virtual building sites shows the future of learning.
Family business operators 'failing to plan for future'  2/15/2013
Family business operators 'failing to plan for future'
Australian family business operators are increasing their risk of insolvency by failing to plan for the future, according to Antony de Vries, a Sydney insolvency expert.
Time running out to get construction industry Kickstart subsidy  1/30/2013
Time running out to get construction industry Kickstart subsidy
The federal government's Kickstart program runs out at the end of February.
How to sustain productivity with fewer staff  1/29/2013
How to sustain productivity with fewer staff
Unemployment rates in Australia have significantly hiked from 5.2 per cent last year to the current level of 5.4 per cent. Job advertisements have slumped to their lowest level in ...
Waste reduction initiatives see funding boost  1/24/2013
Waste reduction initiatives see funding boost
One third of the latest projects funded by the Victorian Government to reduce the waste output of Victorian businesses have been won by projects associated with RMIT University.
A cooler planet by design  1/18/2013
A cooler planet by design
From hot property to unwanted waste: it's time to rethink the way we design, produce and reuse new products.
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