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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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  12. how to achieve the Uluru statement and a First Nations voice
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  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?
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  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
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  23. Move away from a car-dominated city looks radical but it's a sensible plan for a liveable future
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  25. rediscovering the genesis of a film classic
  26. Richard Eccleston on the electoral mood in Tasmania
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  28. Labor's election pledge to improve Australian diets is a first – now we need action, not just 'consideration'
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  31. Greens on track for stability, rather than growth, this election
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  37. David Anderson's appointment as ABC managing director is a relief and will further steady the broadcaster
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  39. Why the Reserve Bank shouldn't (but might) cut interest rates on Tuesday
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  42. Leigh Sales, ordinary days and crafting empathy ‘between the lines’
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