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Cross-border skills recognition could take years
After a previous attempt was killed off by the states in 2013, industry representatives are preparing for a long haul despite the Treasurer decreeing that a cross-state recognition scheme be ready to go by the start of next year.
- Robert Bolton
Shanghai rankings distort the place of research in universities
The Shanghai rankings were designed to meet domestic educational needs in China and have distorted the way Australian universities spend precious dollars for higher education.
- Robert Bolton
Melbourne University now No. 35 in Shanghai Ranking
Australian universities have improved their scientific research performance, with the latest Shanghai Ranking putting Melbourne University at No. 35 in the world.
- Robert Bolton
- Boss
- Class action
Further hefty insurance premium hikes for directors on the horizon
The securities class action environment has reached a 'crisis point' and needs to be fixed, companies directors have said in a roundtable discussion.
- Sally Patten
- Boss
- Workplace safety
Woolworths appoints chief medical officer
Other companies could follow Woolworths' lead given the links between physical and mental health and productivity.
- Sally Patten
Employers win $2 billion case on personal leave
The federal government and employers have welcomed a decision of the High Court on personal leave.
- Michael Pelly
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Government must act on uni research shortfall
Australia needs a strong and vibrant research base, not only to stop COVID-19 rampaging around the country, but for the discoveries and innovations that will drive long-term economic recovery.
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Why the Xero MD had to work from his car
Finding a spot to work from home when you're jostling for space with your teenage kids is just one of the many challenges the pandemic has brought, writes Trent Innes.
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Why late-night work calls are no longer a drag for 99designs CEO
The graphic design platform's team is more productive than ever and CEO Patrick Llewellyn is seeing his kids more. But the pandemic has caused one blind spot.
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Husband and wife team find family and work balance a stretch
Half of KX Pilates' studios are closed and owners Aaron Smith and Andi Fiorenza are at home with two kids under five. Staying creative is proving a challenge.
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Government must act on uni research shortfall
Australia needs a strong and vibrant research base, not only to stop COVID-19 rampaging around the country, but for the discoveries and innovations that will drive long-term economic recovery.
- John Carroll
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- Opinion
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Why the Xero MD had to work from his car
Finding a spot to work from home when you're jostling for space with your teenage kids is just one of the many challenges the pandemic has brought, writes Trent Innes.
- Trent Innes
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- Opinion
- First Person Pandemic
Why late-night work calls are no longer a drag for 99designs CEO
The graphic design platform's team is more productive than ever and CEO Patrick Llewellyn is seeing his kids more. But the pandemic has caused one blind spot.
- Patrick Llewellyn
Employers exposed to work-from-home injury claims, say lawyers
Ominously, early warning signs are already there, as physiotherapists are reporting more complaints of sore backs and necks due to poorly set up home offices.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- First Person Pandemic
Husband and wife team find family and work balance a stretch
Half of KX Pilates' studios are closed and owners Aaron Smith and Andi Fiorenza are at home with two kids under five. Staying creative is proving a challenge.
- Aaron Smith
The law firm boss who swapped yoga for a dog
DLA Piper managing partner Amber Matthews' life has been taken over by a very spoilt eight-month-old cavoodle.
- Sally Patten
Paid leave for periods takes on a workplace taboo
One of India's largest food-delivery firms, Zomato, will allow up to 10 days of period leave a year and the policy applies to transgender employees too.
- Geneva Abdul
'It's a real battle': How Mirvac boss beat the virus
John Mulcahy may have picked up the virus at a fashionable Sydney restaurant the night actor Tom Hanks was there in early March.
- Sally Patten
Why workers don't want to rush back to the office
One in two professionals are worried about returning to the office as Victoria's second coronavirus wave batters confidence about the workplace.
- Natasha Boddy
- Opinion
- First Person Pandemic
Reinvented businesses give COVID-19 a silver lining
Accenture's Ann Burns misses her jet set life while cocooned at home, but watching her Millennial stepdaughter step up to business challenges has been a joy.
- Ann Burns
Boards and management remain ignorant on Asia
Only 4 per cent of directors and 5 per cent of senior executives in ASX 200 companies have worked in Asia for more than five years.
- Sally Patten
- Analysis
- Invest in Australia
It's a perfect techno storm at the core of law
There is bullishness about the future, but the immediate need is dictated by adaptation to technological changes.
- Mark Eggleton
Lift the quality of students first
Managing the supply of students, rather than reducing the cost of a degree, will ensure the quality of teaching.
- Mark Eggleton
Industry insight: We have to accelerate Australia’s digital reskilling
We are only just scratching the surface of the scale and scope of this digital acceleration.
- Bob Easton
Boom time for short courses
The university sector is busy preparing short courses to meet the rising demand for skills acquisition.
- Patrick Lawnham
- Opinion
- Invest in Australia
Delivery of microcredentials set to be a permanent part of unis
Universities now have the opportunity to become global leaders in the development and delivery of a new mode of education that will open new markets and revenue streams, writes Education Minister Dan Tehan.
- Dan Tehan
- Opinion
- Invest in Australia
Pandemic a wake-up call on maths education
Collecting and analysing data has become central to nearly every activity in business, governance, finance, education, health sciences and many more areas of decision-making.
- Asha Rao
Uni mergers have potential for South Australia but won't come easily
A single South Australian university would be one of the six largest in the country.
- Robert Bolton
Pandemic highlights pitfalls of short-term research funding
A new report says 55 per cent of researchers are employed on short-term contracts and have to resubmit for finance as often as every 12 months.
- Robert Bolton
