Business
Workplace
Six deaths since more than 3000 lost workers compensation benefits
Six people have died since more than 3000 lost their weekly workers compensation payments over the Christmas period, raising questions about the harshness of a scheme that is $2 billion in surplus.
- by Anna Patty
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Opinion
Education
The great fear I have with new teaching standards
Will we lose the enormous benefits that can come with the brilliant, the eccentric, the odd teacher?
- by William McKeith
Lack of competition between employers contributes to weaker wages
A lack of competition between employers for workers has contributed to a reduction in bargaining power for higher wages, leading economists have found.
- by Anna Patty
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Superannuation
Former Qantas pilots lose close to $1 million each in insurance claim
Two former Qantas pilots are taking legal action over what they allege was a hidden clause in their staff superannuation policies that dudded them out of lump sum payments of close to $1 million each after illness ended their careers.
- by Anna Patty
Dogs living their best lives, with help
Animal therapies are becoming part of the norm.
- by Brigid Blackney
Help for the vulnerable
Social work is never an easy field, but for those in the toughest of areas, it’s also a rewarding on.
- by Sue White
Opinion
Meeting of the minds not always the case
Malcolm Turnbull proved you only need meetings when necessary.
- by Jim Bright
Admitting you’re wrong when you’ve been foolish is unnecessary
You might have taken last week’s column out of context.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Education
The best teachers are the best learners
A lifelong thirst for knowledge offers many rewards.
- by Kristie Kellahan
Health
Research giving babies a heads up
Physiotherapist hopes to keep asking questions.
- by Josh Jennings
Media & marketing
Amar walked 40km in eight hours doing his job. He was not paid one cent
The guy who puts the pamphlets in your mailbox is often paid less than award wages. Now those who contract them are under investigation.
- by Peter Bateman