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Emotional Intelligence and Drawbacks
The Drawbacks That Are Associated With Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence can be a helpful thing to individuals who are sensitive and in tune with their surroundings. That doesn't m...
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NBN's new price plans are too little, too late
Lack of speed kills: finally NBN Co is thinking about a genuinely 21st century offering for customers.www.shutterstock.comThis week NBN Co announced pricing changes for the National Broadband Net...
Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
The big budget question is why the surplus wasn't big
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann unveil a budget outcome as good as balanced on Thursday.Lukas Coch/AAPThe budget was for practical purposes in neither deficit nor i...
Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney
It's Newstart pay rise day. You're in line for 24 cents, which is peanuts
The extra 24 cents per day can buy an extra 36 peanuts per day, more if you buy in bulk.ShutterstockNewstart recipients and other Australians on benefits get their half-yearly pay rise today (and...
Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
it's almost all about housing
Building an extra 50,000 homes each year for a decade could make prices and rents 20% cheaper.ShutterstockCompared to the rest of the world, income inequality is not particularly high in Australi...
Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
Robo-debt is only one way government stigmatises claimants. There's only so much a class action can do
The robo-debt recovery programme has been criticised as badly designed and unfair ever since it began in mid 2016. A year later the Senate Committee on Community Affairs recommended it be put on ...
Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
Robo-debt class action could deliver justice for tens of thousands of Australians instead of mere hundreds
The announcement by Gordon Legal of a class action to compensate victims of the government’s so-called robo-debt scheme is welcome, perhaps even groundbreaking.Standing alongside class acti...
Terry Carney, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sydney
Total Private Cloud Environment Solves Disgruntled Staff Situation
Often organisation’s make the move to the total cloud environment primarily for systems and cost savings reasons, but promotional products company, Legendlife.com.au, migrated to a total c…
'An insult' – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagree
The grey cashless debit card cannot be used at any alcohol or gambling outlet, nor used to withdraw cash.www.shutterstock.com“This is a bit controversial, we know that,” deputy p…
Suddenly, the world's biggest trade agreement won't allow corporations to sue governments
The 16 nations negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership account for almost half the world's population.Shutterstock/DatawrapperThe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partners…
Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course
Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers says it’s time to change Australia’s economic course “in a responsible and affordable way which doesn’t jeopardise the surplus”.Ch…
eToro’s new open-source programming language
eToro, the global multi-asset investment company, has today released the details of Lira, a new open-source programming language for financial contracts. Lira is the first step in bringing…
Bupa's nursing home scandal is more evidence of a deep crisis in regulation
Australia's Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission found 45 of Bupa's 72 nursing homes failed health and safety standards. In 22 homes the health and safety of residents was deemed at 'seri…
All this overinflated talk about an index-fund bubble is very passive-aggressive
Christian Bale plays quirky hedge fund Michael Burry in The Big Short (2015).www.imdb.comIf you’ve seen the movie The Big Short you will remember Christian Bale’s quirky characte…
Gender pay gap tip for women: Learn to negotiate
According to a recent report by the ABS, $12,558 (or 14%) is the average amount that men are paid more than women per year. In the financial and insurance services industry, that gap is as…
Corporate travel as an employee incentive
Historically corporate travel has been about building relationships and productivity. Progressive employers, however, are starting to use corporate travel to help improve employee wellbein…
Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia's biggest companies
Most of Australia's biggest companies are majority-owned by US investors.www.shutterstock.comThe attention being given to possible covert influence being exercised by China in Australia shou…
Another official Australian report has been doctored to gloss over rising inequality
Every reference but one to inequality nearly doubling was removed from an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.ShutterstockFirst it was the Bureau of Statistics. It produced an …
The expert guide to refreshing your business for spring
Melissa Haywood You may have heard of a spring clean for your home, but the beginning of a new season is also the perfect time to deep clean, reorganise, and declutter your small busi…
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Di Jones real estate recognises high achievers
Di Jones celebrated its outstanding performers on Saturday (24 February 2018) evening at the Di Jones Real Estate Annual Awards. The bla...
Helen Hull
Eclipse Travel Expands Operations to New Zealand
Eclipse Travel, specialists in key adventure destinations such as Antarctica, the Arctic, Africa and Latin America, have announced today their expansion of operations to ...
Yvonne Kong
How medical professionals can benefit from an overall wealth management solution
As a health care professional, you have made it your life's work to focus on the care and health of the general public. While this kind of work can be extremely rewarding...
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Why Pinterest Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy
Pinterest is a growing social media platform that can deliver significant traffic to your website and new followers to your brand. With it’s steady growth and outrageous ...
Greg Nunan
The top reasons why gyms fail
Steve Grant is a Business Coach and Founder of GymHub.com.au Every month thousands of new trainers walk out of their 6-month course with the qualifications needed ...
Steve Grant
WHITE LABEL NOBA’s Winter 2016 season: Earth + Country
Taking cues from the warm winter colours of tobacco and caramel, and combining them with the strength of navy and the embracing lightness of whites and creams; and then...
Kath Rose
Former Etihad boss brings substantial event insight to PMY Group Board
Paul Sergeant PMY Group, the architects of the digital insurgency occurring at major venues across Australia and New Zealand, are delighted to welcome 35 year even...
Annie Konieczny
More training for coffee making than property sales: REINSW
Sydney 9 May 2016. An overhaul of education and training standards for the real estate profession must take place to help prevent illegal activities, according to the Rea...
Helen Hull