Only disconnect

Australian workers now have the right to refuse to read or respond to work-related calls, texts and emails outside their working hours, unless that refusal is unreasonable, but will employers respect it?

Profit + purpose

Can companies strike a balance between social purpose and private profit? International research involving Monash University suggests the two aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive.

Telling the climate story

People tend to pay more attention to narratives than raw data, and so framing climate risks as “storylines” could transform the way Australia’s firms and organisations understand and report their climate impacts and exposure.

ASIC v ASX

Why is Australia’s corporate watchdog suing the nations largest stock exchange?

The big squeeze on big tech

The US Federal Court’s ruling on Google could be the first domino in a long overdue reckoning on how major platforms operate.

Silver surfers

A new study calls for Australia to take advantage of the untapped market of silver tourism, paving the way to not only grow the economy but also offer an ever-increasing ageing population the opportunity to maintain quality of life.

Why you need adblock

The Australian Ad Observatory project is recording thousands of harmful or illegal adverts on Facebook promoting scams, gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food.

Empowering older workers

Australia isn’t the only country looking for new ways to help older employees “find their groove” and stay relevant in an ever-changing workplace.

The evolving office

Building the workplaces of the future means rethinking how office space is used and improving their flexibility both in terms of space and of working practices.

Stay humble

Leaders are often thought to be dominant, even bombastic figures, but a recent study by the University of South Australia has highlighted the benefits of a more humble style of leadership in the workplace.

Minecraft

A virtual and robotic revolution in Australia’s mining industry could spell the end of fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) workers within years, according to one of the country’s leading geologists and immersive technology experts.

Food for thought

The recent ACCC report on price gouging by Australia’s supermarket duopoly has found the food giants have consistently abused their power to squeeze both their hard-pressed suppliers and customers to maximise profit for themselves.