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Can Scott Morrison achieve industrial relations disarmament?

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Can Scott Morrison achieve industrial relations disarmament?Lukas Coch/AAP

Scott Morrison has indeed taken to heart that adage about not wasting a crisis. He insists he is going to put to advantage the opportunity brought by these most unfortunate circumstances.

His plan for a government-employer-union-community effort to reform this country’s industrial relations will, if it comes off, be a...

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Celeste Barber's story shows us the power of celebrity fundraising ... and the importance of reading the fine print

  • Written by Krystian Seibert, Industry Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
Celeste Barber's story shows us the power of celebrity fundraising ... and the importance of reading the fine printJoel Carrett/AAP

Comedian Celeste Barber’s whopping $51 million bushfire fundraiser showed us just how generous people can be in times of trouble.

But the need to seek the NSW Supreme Court’s advice about how to spend the funds also demonstrates how tricky things can become when large amounts of money are involved.

As someone who...

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what makes Jacinda Ardern an authentic leader

  • Written by Andrei Alexander Lux, Lecturer in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour, Edith Cowan University

The qualities that have made Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s most popular prime minister in a century were on display this week as she took an earthquake in her stride during a live television interview.

“We’re fine,” she declared cheerfully as the 5.9-magnitude quake shook New Zealand’s parliament house in Wellington for...

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The poorest Australians are twice as likely to die before age 75 as the richest, and the gap is widening

  • Written by Tim Adair, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
The poorest Australians are twice as likely to die before age 75 as the richest, and the gap is wideningShutterstock

People living in socially disadvantaged areas and outside major cities are much more likely to die prematurely, our new research shows. The study, published in the journal Australian Population Studies, reveals this gap has widened significantly in recent years, largely because rates of premature death among the least advantaged...

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  1. The government says artists should be able to access JobKeeper payments. It's not that simple
  2. Why the coronavirus shouldn't stand in the way of the next wage increase
  3. how media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger
  4. Why Trump's Make America Great Again hat makes a dangerous souvenir for foreign politicians
  5. now he has an election to win and a country to save
  6. If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends
  7. P is for Pandemic: kids' books about coronavirus
  8. public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes
  9. Australian economy must come 'out of ICU': Scott Morrison
  10. Eden-Monaro byelection to be on July 4
  11. Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarier
  12. China is taking a risk by getting tough on Hong Kong. Now, the US must decide how to respond
  13. Performers and sole traders find it hard to get JobKeeper in part because they get behind on their paperwork
  14. hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
  15. High-speed rail on Australia's east coast would increase emissions for up to 36 years
  16. Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress
  17. Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's why
  18. The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception
  19. Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities
  20. JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison
  21. Beware the 'cauldron of paranoia' as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war
  22. Treasury revises JobKeeper's cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility
  23. Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up
  24. Target's decline is part of a deeper trend
  25. The WHO's coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime
  26. Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it's too soon
  27. How universities came to rely on international students
  28. 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease
  29. Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy
  30. New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
  31. What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law
  32. 3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan
  33. From spit to scrums. How can sports players minimise their coronavirus risk?
  34. Lockdowns, second waves and burn outs. Spanish flu's clues about how coronavirus might play out in Australia
  35. 'wolf warriors' ready to fight back
  36. Low staff levels must be part of any reviews into the coronavirus outbreaks in NZ rest homes
  37. Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules
  38. Rich and poor don't recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will be a global challenge
  39. Australia, it's time to talk about our water emergency
  40. the Melbourne bookshop that ignited Australian modernism
  41. Australian quantum technology could become a $4 billion industry and create 16,000 jobs
  42. Border wars split political leaders and embroil health experts
  43. Tonight we riot? What Nintendo's 'revolutionary' video game misses about worker liberation
  44. Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
  45. Childcare is critical for COVID-19 recovery. We can't just snap back to 'normal' funding arrangements
  46. NSW has approved Snowy 2.0. Here are six reasons why that's a bad move
  47. Immunity passports could help end lockdown, but risk class divides and intentional infections
  48. Architecture was built on copies – China wants it built on nationalism
  49. 15 ways to keep your indoor cat happy
  50. Does vitamin D protect against coronavirus?
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