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If Labor wins the 2019 federal election, what role will unions play?

  • Written by: David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
If Labor wins the 2019 federal election, what role will unions play?Union campaigning could be the difference between a Labor and Coalition government at this election.AAP/Daniel Pockett

This article is part of an election series on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement ahead of the 2019 federal election. You can read other pieces in the series here, here and here.

If, as the polls indicate,...

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Labor wants to restore penalty rates within 100 days. But what about the independent umpire?

  • Written by: Anthony Forsyth, Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University

This article is part of an election series on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement ahead of the 2019 federal election. You can read other pieces in the series here, here and here.

Labor has promised to restore the penalty rates cut by the Fair Work Commission in its first 100 days.

From its point of view, as part of a broader...

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Suicide rates are rising with or without 13 Reasons Why. Let's use it as a chance to talk

  • Written by: Michael Musker, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
Suicide rates are rising with or without 13 Reasons Why. Let's use it as a chance to talkHannah Baker, played by Katherine Langford, eventually takes her own life in the show 13 Reasons Why.Beth Dubber/Netflix/IMDB

13 Reasons Why, the controversial Netflix programme that broaches the topic of adolescent suicide, has drawn further criticism after new research showed a potential link to a rise in suicide rates coinciding with the...

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How highly sexualised imagery is shaping 'influence' on Instagram

  • Written by: Jenna Drenten, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
How highly sexualised imagery is shaping 'influence' on InstagramThe body plays a crucial role in Instagram influencers' selfies.https://pixabay.com/photos/adult-body-bra-woman-lingerie-1869735/

Australians are some of the most active social media users in the world and Instagram is particularly popular. One in three of us have an account, with more than 9,000,000 monthly active users. The rise of Instagram...

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  6. Why Adani's finch plan was rejected, and what comes next
  7. 5 tips on how to be a good mentor to someone twice your age
  8. how a royal commission will investigate Christchurch shootings
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  10. the big tech business model
  11. why don't horses sit or lie down even while sleeping?
  12. how to achieve the Uluru statement and a First Nations voice
  13. Around 50% of homes in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have the oldest NBN technology
  14. For Aboriginal artists, personal stories matter
  15. The uranium mine in the heart of Kakadu needs a better clean up plan
  16. is it true that dogs at the pound get killed if nobody adopts them?
  17. How the major parties stack up on industrial relations policy
  18. What are the major parties promising on health this election?
  19. Bill Shorten's promise of a living wage is both realistic and necessary. But it's not enough.
  20. On rate-cut Tuesday, here are four reasons why the Reserve Bank shouldn't jump
  21. 'Revolutionary change' needed to stop unprecedented global extinction crisis
  22. El Niño has rapidly become stronger and stranger, according to coral records
  23. Move away from a car-dominated city looks radical but it's a sensible plan for a liveable future
  24. Inside the story: The Merger
  25. rediscovering the genesis of a film classic
  26. Richard Eccleston on the electoral mood in Tasmania
  27. millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls
  28. Labor's election pledge to improve Australian diets is a first – now we need action, not just 'consideration'
  29. Sexual aggression key to spread of deadly tumours in Tasmanian devils
  30. Endgame and why a smaller population doesn't guarantee paradise
  31. Greens on track for stability, rather than growth, this election
  32. After a dark decade for Australia's regional newspapers, a hopeful light flickers
  33. Newspoll and Ipsos have contrasting leaders' ratings trends; Abbott trails in Warringah
  34. Curious Kids: what is brain freeze?
  35. Lots of ministry spots to fill if Morrison wins, while many Shorten ministers would return to a familiar cabinet room
  36. Why Labor's childcare policy is the biggest economic news of the election campaign
  37. David Anderson's appointment as ABC managing director is a relief and will further steady the broadcaster
  38. Nearly 2 out of 3 nursing homes are understaffed. These 10 charts explain why aged care is in crisis
  39. Why the Reserve Bank shouldn't (but might) cut interest rates on Tuesday
  40. Almost every Australian teacher has been bullied by students or their parents, and it's taking a toll
  41. Six ways robots are used today that you probably didn't know about
  42. Leigh Sales, ordinary days and crafting empathy ‘between the lines’
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  44. Sit! Seek! Fly! Scientists train dogs to sniff out endangered insects
  45. New Zealand's well-being approach to budget is not new, but could shift major issues
  46. Labor ahead in Newspoll and Ipsos, as Keating comments stir security issue
  47. Shorten presents the ‘case for change’ in sleek launch
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