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I think I prefer complexity and nuance to simplistic messages and evangelical fervour
At a protest march last weekend, I realised that, while I do enjoy being helped in how to think, I do not appreciate being told what to think.
- by Jim Bright
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Opinion
Careers
How to get motivated when you're in a professional rut
Becoming motivated at work after hitting a rut doesn’t come without challenges or a bit of ‘outside-the-box’ thinking.
- by Jay Munro
Industrial relations
Sacked BP worker wins his job back after Fair Work gets his 'Hitler Downfall' joke
A former BP employee has won his appeal for reinstatement after he was sacked for using a Hitler meme to parody the company during tense wage negotiations.
- by Anna Patty
Careers
Working with both sides to deliver the right outcome for children
Few people know what a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner does – until they need one.
- by Melinda Rollinson
Careers
Industry now has multiple entry points - if you're game
Careers in online games offer a chance to combine creativity and tech skills.
- by Sue White
Opinion
The lowdown
Investments in mental health well-being need to target what matters
Promoting wellness initiatives, organisations risk missing out on important elements of well-being – often those that are more difficult to develop.
- by James Donald
Opinion
Work therapy
Workplace therapy: What is a side hustle and should I have one?
There’s the incontrovertible fact that “hustle”, as a noun or a verb, is a synonym for fraudulent behaviour.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Coronavirus outbreak
Working from home a weapon against coronavirus outbreak
The world is working out a few home-truths in bid to circumvent the crisis.
- by Matthew Field
Opinion
Ageing
The workplace right older workers don’t know they have
Those 55 and over are entitled to flexible work to help them transition to retirement, but why not use this time strategically?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Coronavirus outbreak
Cleaners taking up cruise job offer in Japan stand to make $1000 profit
The job involves six days of cleaning in response to one of the biggest single outbreaks of coronavirus outside China. A fourth passenger has died and more than 690 have been infected.
- by Anna Patty
Education
Berejiklian rules out TAFE sale but says private sector will play a bigger role
Business groups and teachers fear TAFE will lose funding and the ability to address skills shortages.
- by Anna Patty and Alexandra Smith