How will Trump’s tariffs affect Australia?

With the newly elected Trump administration threatening to introduce higher tariffs on imports, the Australian government should act quickly to seek tariff exemptions, and businesses should prepare to adapt to a more challenging trade position

NAPLAN scores survived the COVID closures

A new study co-authored by researchers from UNSW Business School and University of Sydney suggests that Australian students’ NAPLAN scores remained stable despite the COVID lockdowns, but the social and psychological effects of the long-lock downs are less certain.

The high price of loyalty

Customers were once rewarded for loyalty to a firm’s products and services, but more unscrupulous operators now offer discounts to new consumers at the expense of long-standing ones.

Gaming the system

Some schools appear to be manipulating student participation in the NAPLAN tests to improve their apparent performance according to new research from UNSW Business School.

Closing time

Australian firms are going out of business at a rapid rate in a difficult economic environment.

Can you afford to travel to work?

With the cost of commuting rising and city design limitations becoming more apparent, exploring alternative work arrangements, such as flexible or remote work options, becomes increasingly crucial.

Understanding the right to disconnect

The ‘right to disconnect’ is coming to Australia and will give workers a break from having to reply to work-related emails, messages, or activities outside of their normal working hours. Will it help stressed Aussie workers find a better work-life balance by setting boundaries between professional and personal time?

Supermarket sweep

Australia’s supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths both made over a billion dollars in profits last year, both chains have slashed checkout staff while jacking up prices, and both are installing ever more cameras to track customers in their stores. Why on earth don’t people like them?