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Cranbrook settles with former headmaster, but ABC in line of fire
Nicholas Sampson says he has been “vindicated”, but he still has an axe to grind with the national broadcaster over its “Four Corners” program.
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- Julie Hare and Kylar Loussikian
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- Trade unions
Split over ‘unbalanced’ ACTU policy on Israel-Gaza
A Left-aligned union leader has claimed officials quashed debate over Gaza at last week’s ACTU Congress by allowing criticism of Israel without mentioning Hamas.
- David Marin-Guzman
Top CEO reveals the biggest mistakes he ever made
Koda Capital CEO Paul Heath says among the worst errors he has made is failing to realise how difficult change can be for staff.
- Ciara Seccombe and Lap Phan
Gender, sexuality reveal plan for boards should go further: advocates
A proposal that boards state the sexuality, age, Indigenous heritage and disabilities of directors does not go far enough, say advocacy groups and some directors.
- Sally Patten
The Aussies fuelling a travel boom that’s defying the cost crunch
Interest rates and inflation are up, but hundreds of thousands of Australians are still managing to holiday abroad this year – sometimes helped by mum and dad.
- Euan Black
These high flyers have money and status. This is what they did next
Meet the former high achieving, highly paid executives who, having had it all once, are determined to have it all again. But they are striving for different things.
- Sally Patten
Recent columns
Why workers are shunning plum foreign postings
Some companies have found that the impact of the pandemic has intensified a reluctance to move abroad for work.
Columnist
Voice notes are taking over the internet. Here are some rules
As billions of the messages are sent daily, the recipient of a one-minute group voice message (directed at someone else) explains how to make them inoffensive.
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The power brokers behind the scenes at ACTU Congress
ACTU leaders Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil led a successful congress but they are assisted by powerful union leaders on the left and the right.
Workplace correspondent
The humble email sign-off is not what it used to be
It is not exactly clear when the sign-off turned into yet another tool in the arsenal of self-promotion deployed in so much of modern corporate life, but I do not see it fading any time soon.
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Why workers are shunning plum foreign postings
Some companies have found that the impact of the pandemic has intensified a reluctance to move abroad for work.
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Voice notes are taking over the internet. Here are some rules
As billions of the messages are sent daily, the recipient of a one-minute group voice message (directed at someone else) explains how to make them inoffensive.
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The power brokers behind the scenes at ACTU Congress
ACTU leaders Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil led a successful congress but they are assisted by powerful union leaders on the left and the right.
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Union push to raise teen pay by up to 42pc
The retail and fast-food workers’ union says 18- and 19-year-olds can drink, vote and join the army so they should be paid the same as people aged 20 and older.
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- David Marin-Guzman
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Domestic violence leave has been law for a year. Almost no one uses it
Employers are being urged to do more for victim survivors of domestic violence after a survey revealed new leave entitlements were hardly being used.
- Euan Black and Ronald Mizen
IDP Education dives on fears international students will stay away
The country’s largest listed provider of international education services says the restrictions in Australia, Canada and the UK are “linked to election cycles”.
- Kylar Loussikian
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Why KPMG employs four full-time ‘prompt engineers’
Amid warnings that AI could destroy millions of jobs, the emergence of prompt engineers offers an insight into the type of job the technology might create.
- Euan Black
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Union push for five weeks’ annual leave for everyone
Unions are preparing to lobby Labor to change laws so that 25 days paid holiday is the new norm as part of a triumphant ACTU Congress.
- David Marin-Guzman
Labor’s rule our chance to reverse membership rout: unions boss
Union leaders have told the ACTU Congress they will seek to recruit workers and “free riders” after winning sweeping reforms.
- David Marin-Guzman
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Unions push for ‘total ban’ on non-compete clauses
The ACTU’s main policymaking body will consider a campaign to prohibit all post-employment restraints regardless of pay and push to allow non-full-time staff to work for multiple competitors at the same time.
- David Marin-Guzman
Gender pay cases loom large over budget
The federal government may have to boost funding to the National Disability Insurance Scheme to cover off potential wage increases flagged by the minimum wage decision.
- David Marin-Guzman
How this CEO survived two dud product launches
oOh!media chief Cathy O’Connor’s former boss told her the mistakes she made were the best thing that ever happened to her. He was right.
- Lap Phan and Ciara Seccombe
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ASX warned its race, sexuality push on boards is misguided
Company directors would be asked to disclose their sexuality, any Indigenous heritage and disabilities under controversial updates to diversity reporting rules.
- Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
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Weak productivity halts minimum wage rise
The Fair Work Commission has warned that stalled productivity and falling profits in the retail and hospitality industries remain barriers to reversing the fall in real wages since the pandemic.
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Gen AI tools for lawyers ‘hallucinate’ up to one in three times
Generative artificial intelligence tools designed for the legal industry make up false or misleading information up to one in three times, a study has found.
- Euan Black
May
Neil Perry, top chefs combine and take on the old guard
Heavy hitters including Luke Mangan and Merivale have joined a new association to help save the restaurant industry – and challenge a century-old lobby group.
- David Marin-Guzman
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- Philanthropy
How Geoff Wilson assembled his investment dream team
Philip Lowe, Jennifer Westacott, Mike Baird, David Paradice, Andrew Forrest and Solomon Lew are among the heavy-hitters who have joined Geoff Wilson’s charitable mission to raise money for kids.
- Patrick Durkin
Why dads take less time off than mums
Gender stereotypes are discouraging men from taking paid parental leave, a survey has found, making it harder for Australia to close the gender pay gap.
- Euan Black
Why this teen is bucking the trend and studying ‘the dismal science’
Kate Gibson hopes to work in public policy or health when she finishes her economics degree, but fewer of her peers are signing up – despite the high salaries.
- Julie Hare
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