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Australia comes bottom of the class on climate action
John Iser | November 24, 2017Australia has scored poorly in the recently released Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) coming 54 of 57 countries and remaining a long way from Paris targets. Dr John Iser of Doctors for the Environment discusses the major additional effort to be undertaken if Australia is to increase its ranking.
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Is it time to think about ‘organic indoor air’?
Marco Amati | November 20, 2017Rising public concern towards exposure to toxins and pollutants have led researchers to consider our indoor environment. Environmental scientist Marco Amati explains the important role indoor plants can play in eliminating harmful toxins from these areas.
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Australians with disability deserve equal access to information and advocacy
Diana Palmer | November 16, 2017With the onset of the NDIS the NSW Government have announced funding cuts to disability information services, due to begin in 2018. Diana Palmer, Executive Officer at IDEAS, an information provider for Australian’s explains why these services are crucial for those living with a disability.
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How midsize companies use wellbeing to strengthen business
Andrea Warr | September 6, 2017There are many opportunities and benefits that midsize organisations enjoy and where large corporations can’t compete. Andrea Warr of WiserLife at the difference focussing on wellbeing can make to a business’ development.
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Impact, performance, purpose – 3 key drivers to attract and retain talent
Nicky Carp | September 1, 2017The ability to successfully recruit and retain the talented individuals needed to drive success is an enduring challenge for medium sized enterprises. Nicky Carp Co-Founder and Executive Director of Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) explains.
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Does the Bystander Effect exist in workforce cyberbullying?
Charmein Madden | July 28, 2017Would you step in if you knew a colleague was being cyberbullied? Charmein Madden considers whether a well-known phenomenon called the Bystander Effect exists in workplace cyberbullying and whether the relationship we have with the victim makes a difference.
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Engaging large employers in return-to-work strategies
Catherine Fritz-Kalish | July 25, 2017The Second Roundtable in the GAP Recovery at Work series focused on strategies to encourage recovery at work after soft tissue injuries and how to ‘Engage Large Employers in Best Practice’. Catherine Fritz-Kalish, Managing Director of Global Access Partners, releases the 2017 Roundtable findings through Open Forum.
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The cycle of youth homelessness in Australia – and how you can help
Jason Juretic | July 17, 20171 in 200 Australians are sleeping rough each night, half of this number is under 25. Jason Juretic, CEO of Stepping Stone House looks at the adage “it takes a village to raise a child” and how it can help combat youth homelessness.
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Architecture solutions for positive patient recovery
Kate Lawrence | June 28, 2017How can the built environment improve an individual’s recovery from mental illness and prevent future relapse? Architect Kate Lawrence explores how to promote positive psychology through urban design.
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Health funding – how do we pay for health care?
Ian McAuley | June 26, 2017Government policies on health care are strongly focussed on short-term fiscal costs, achieved by incremental tweaks to existing programs. It’s fifty years, however, since there has been a wide inquiry into how we fund health care. We need to be considering some basic questions about how we pay for health care, writes Ian McAuley.
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Time to end the debate and get on with it
John Van Der Kallen | April 11, 2017We know that air pollution is responsible for 3000 preventable deaths a year. Dr John Van Der Kallen says as the solutions to our air pollution and climate chaos are obvious and available, it is now a matter of getting on with it.
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Measuring productivity and the benefits of interventions for osteoarthritis
Deborah Schofield | January 31, 2017As the final blog for our Productive Ageing forum we explore why interventions for chronic health conditions should be measured and valued like other costs in economic evaluations.