Why aren’t we doing more to protect women in the workplace?

Diversity - 23 May 2023

Why aren’t we doing more to protect women in the workplace?

Women in Victoria still face pervasive discrimination and costly barriers to legal action.

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“Built on hope and biases”: Why the cashless debit card policy failed

Marketing - 20 Apr 2023

“Built on hope and biases”: Why the cashless debit card policy failed

Rather than encouraging socially responsible behaviour, the policy wasted precious resources.

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Dirty rats! How a unique economic game has helped struggling farmers in Laos

Economics - 15 Feb 2022

Dirty rats! How a unique economic game has helped struggling farmers in Laos

Business researchers are using an experimental ‘game’ to help farmers in Laos collaborate to control rodents, reduce damage to their rice crops and boost food supply.

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Are self-managed super fund investors really winners?

Superannuation - 9 Nov 2021

Are self-managed super fund investors really winners?

A recent study by Monash Centre of Financial Studies researchers, Dr Bei Cui, Dr Nga Pham and Dr Ummul Ruthbah along with their industry partner SelfWealth Ltd, delves into the…

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Making the most of global health aid

Health economics - 9 Nov 2021

Making the most of global health aid

Using the sector-wide approach (SWAp) to coordinate health aid delivers substantial improvements in population health.

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Children have lost chunks of their education during COVID-19 – can tutoring turn it around?

Economics - 26 Oct 2021

Children have lost chunks of their education during COVID-19 – can tutoring turn it around?

Volunteer tutors in Bangladesh helped to keep young children and their families connected and on target with their education during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Could achieving gender diversity in leadership be as simple as changing the default in the selection process?

Leadership - 26 Oct 2021

Could achieving gender diversity in leadership be as simple as changing the default in the selection process?

Gender gaps in leadership can be eliminated by assuming every qualified employee is interested in a leadership role, unless they choose to opt out.

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Real or fake? How art experts help push up the prices of the Old Masters

Economics - 27 Sep 2021

Real or fake? How art experts help push up the prices of the Old Masters

Science is increasingly solving authentication issues, but art experts continue to play a crucial role in affecting the prices of traded paintings.

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And justice for all: how changing access to civil justice impacts average Australians

Legal - 27 Sep 2021

And justice for all: how changing access to civil justice impacts average Australians

Australians believe their access to civil justice has improved when it comes to protecting and vindicating their individual legal rights.

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Some big corporate names lead the way in reporting modern slavery risk; but others hesitate

Corporate regulation - 14 Sep 2021

Some big corporate names lead the way in reporting modern slavery risk; but others hesitate

Woolworths and Wesfarmers have come out on top of a scorecard of slavery risk reporting, along with Fortescue Metals. But other Australian companies are grappling with the need to disclose.

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Unearthing the hidden emissions lurking in supply chains

Climate Change - 13 Sep 2021

Unearthing the hidden emissions lurking in supply chains

Can manufacturers and suppliers identify greenhouse gas emissions in a way that is mutually beneficial for their business?

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Finally, a legal definition of casual employment: What the High Court decision means

Labour market - 31 Aug 2021

Finally, a legal definition of casual employment: What the High Court decision means

The ruling follows months of political and legal wrangling over the ‘proper nature’ of casual employment, but has continued to stoke controversy.

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