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Doing away with the annual performance review? More feedback isn't necessarily better

  • Written by: Michelle Brown, Professor, Human Resource Management, University of Melbourne
imageBusinesses are considering making the change from a formal review to regular feedback. www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

For many employees the end of the financial year signals performance review time. The dreaded time of the year when they sit down with their supervisor and receive feedback on their performance over the previous 12 months.

In...

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No, nanoparticles in baby formula will not harm your baby

  • Written by: Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
imageThe health scare surrounding nanoparticles might lead to people abandoning formula unnecessarily, with serious impacts on babies' health.from www.shutterstock.com

If you watched Channel 7 news this week, you would have learnt about a study commissioned by Friends of the Earth that found “potentially toxic” nanoparticles in Australian...

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'Cyber revolution' in Australian Defence Force demands rethink of staff, training and policy

  • Written by: Greg Austin, Professor, Australian Centre for Cyber Security, UNSW
imageThe Information Warfare Division will require much broader skill sets than typically associated with defence force personnel. katacarix/shutterstock

Australia’s armed forces are among the top ten exploiters of digital technology in the world. Until now that has been largely confined to espionage, and use of precision guided weapons, rather...

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New maps reveal cancer levels across Australia, and across the social strata

  • Written by: John Glover, Director of Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU), Torrens University Australia

Public health experts traditionally expect to see a very strong pattern of health inequality – the poorer you are, the more likely you are to be unwell and die before your time. But newly available data on cancer incidence rates show that’s not always the case.

Our team at the Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) used data...

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  1. How to reduce sexism in screenplays
  2. Bloom and boom: how babies and migrants have contributed to Australia's population growth
  3. Higher education fees are rising – so is it still worthwhile enrolling?
  4. Gig economy businesses like Uber and Airtasker need to evolve to survive
  5. Want a better camera? Just copy bees and their extra light-sensing eyes
  6. Essays on health: microbes aren't the enemy, they're a big part of who we are
  7. Community sector offers a solid platform for fair social housing
  8. Liberal party reform becomes the next proxy battle in Abbott versus Turnbull
  9. The media dangerously misuses the word 'trolling'
  10. Why exploitation and corruption continue to dog Australia's VET sector
  11. Politics podcast: Anna Krien on the climate wars
  12. Who's paying for lunch? Here's exactly how drug companies wine and dine our doctors
  13. Are private patients in public hospitals a problem?
  14. The off-topic Conversation #127
  15. Earth's wildernesses are disappearing, and not enough of them are World Heritage-listed
  16. How an obscure Austrian philosopher saw through our empty rhetoric about 'sustainability'
  17. What we can learn about fighting inequality from Australia's convict past
  18. Long ignored, adolescent family violence needs our attention
  19. On poetry and pain
  20. Australia doesn't have a population policy – why?
  21. Redefining the rock god - the new breed of electric guitar heroes
  22. North Korean POWs seeking last chance to return home after decades in exile
  23. Canada offers Australia a blueprint for protecting and motivating corporate whistleblowers
  24. Explainer: how internet routers work and why you should keep them secure
  25. Indigenous girls missing school during their periods: the state of hygiene in remote Australia
  26. Stuck in traffic: busting Melbourne versus Sydney myths and identifying the worst commutes
  27. Here's what you need to know about exotic pets in Australia
  28. ReachTEL: One Nation voters prefer Abbott to Turnbull by over 3:1
  29. We need more than just extra water to save the Murray-Darling Basin
  30. How web series are shaking up Australia's screen industry
  31. Weekly quiz: Aardman Animations is credited with creating which series?
  32. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the clash of the party personalities
  33. Growing food in the post-truth era
  34. Yes, alcohol awareness campaigns like Dry July can work, but not for everyone
  35. Three ways the 'NotPetya' cyberattack is more complex than WannaCry
  36. If only we could see all the credit card fees we pay
  37. After Islamic State falls, we should expect aftershocks in Syria
  38. Why travel bans and changes to human rights laws won't stop terrorist attacks
  39. Friday essay: how the Men's Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
  40. Matariki: reintroducing the tradition of Māori New Year celebrations
  41. Could there be a link between genocide and suicide?
  42. Vital Signs: how likely is another financial crisis? It comes down to what we believe
  43. Building codes not enough to protect homes against water damage in severe storms
  44. Airport rail link can open up new possibilities for the rest of Melbourne
  45. Common pesticides can harm bees, but the jury is still out on a global ban
  46. Stigma and lack of awareness stop young people testing for sexually transmitted infections
  47. Grattan on Friday: It's a year since Turnbull won his first election, but what about a second?
  48. Fighting back against prolific online harassment in the Philippines
  49. The yoga paradox: how yoga can cause pain and treat it
  50. South Australia's bank levy might be legal, but it may also be politically unviable

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