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Melbourne Central Shopping Centre | Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash

Retail won’t snap back. 3 reasons why COVID has changed the...

By John Daley, Grattan Institute It’s wrong to expect a “snap-back” at shopping centres, food courts, cinemas and other places where people used to gather...
Business + Economy
4
minutes
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A question of trust: should bosses be able to spy on...

By Val Hooper, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Gordon Anderson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Stephen Blumenfeld,...
Business + Economy
4
minutes
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‘It really sucks’: how some Year 12 students in Queensland feel...

By Donna Pendergast, Griffith University and Sarah Prestridge, Griffith University With a little over three months to go, Year 12 students have their sights set...
Education
3
minutes
PHOTO: Julian Elliott | Shutterstock | Sydney University

When houses earn more than jobs: how we lost control of...

By Cameron Murray, University of Sydney and Josh Ryan-Collins, UCL Real home prices across Australia have climbed 150% since 2000, while real wages have climbed...
Business + Economy
6
minutes
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‘I will never come to Australia again’: new research reveals the...

By Laurie Berg, University of Technology Sydney and Bassina Farbenblum, UNSW In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown in March, many temporary visa holders...
COVID-19
5
minutes
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Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra The inquiry commissioned by the Berejiklian government into the Ruby Princess COVID-19 disaster has laid blame on NSW health...
Politics + Society
3
minutes