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Franchises shouldn't share responsibilities for stuff-ups

  • Written by: Lorelle Frazer, Professor and Director, Franchising Centre, Griffith University
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The government’s plan to combat recent cases of franchise misbehaviour by holding franchisors responsible for wage underpayments by their franchisees, could undermine the business model of franchises.

Franchisors and franchisees operate as separate legal entities. Until now, franchisors have relied on this separation to avoid responsibility...

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Getting smarter about city lights is good for us and nature too

  • Written by: Alex Kusmanoff, PhD candidate, Inter-disciplinary Conservation Science and Research Group, RMIT University
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Ideas to enhance the liveability and sustainability of our cities have attracted a lot of interest recently. Examples include establishing or enhancing “urban forests”, or “bringing back nature” into cities to support animals and ecosystems displaced by human activity.

While these projects focus on creating space for nature...

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How to choose the best NBN plan for your needs

  • Written by: Thas Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, Director - Melbourne Networked Society Institute, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Co-Founder/Academic Director - Melbourne Accelerator Program, University of Melbourne
imageWhich NBN plan should you use to connect to the internet?Flickr/Hideya HAMANO, CC BY-NC-ND

As the National Broadband Network (NBN) roll out continues, those privileged to have access to the network will be hunting for bargains when it comes to choosing a broadband plan.

Currently there are large number of broadband plans from 69 registered internet...

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Indonesia should make land acquisitions more transparent and participative

  • Written by: Muhammad Faiz Aziz, Researcher, Indonesian Center for Law and Policy Studies (PSHK)

To improve Indonesia’s economy, President Joko Widodo has made infrastructure development – the building of roads, ports, power plants and other public utility services – his main agenda item since being elected two years ago.

From Aceh to Papua, infrastructure projects in the Indonesian archipelago are being accelerated.

Economist...

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