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Small businesses get long-term financial boost from social responsibility: study

  • Written by: Mehran Nejati, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Management, Edith Cowan University

Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that invest in corporate social responsibility can expect financial rewards as well as enhanced reputations, according to a new study of small businesses in Malaysia.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often considered irrelevant to small companies, as their social and environmental impact is thought...

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Friday essay: the arts and our still-born national identity

  • Written by: Stephen Sewell, Head of Writing for Performance, National Institute of Dramatic Art
image Sydney Opera House during this year's Vivid Festival: now, more than ever, we need artists to tell us the truth.Tibor Kovacs/Flickr, CC BY

The debate about culture in Australia typically follows a familiar pattern: a commentator laments declining cultural standards and narrowing opportunities and looks for someone to...

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Selfie is not a dirty word

  • Written by: Roanna Gonsalves, Lecturer, UNSW Australia
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Three years ago, on the 18th of November, 2013, the Oxford English Dictionary named the term “selfie” as their Word of the Year.

It was a term coined by an Australian, who took a photo of himself. He then posted it on an ABC online forum, saying, “Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped ofer [sic] and landed lip first...

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  9. Brian Howe on what Bill Shorten must do to revitalise social democracy
  10. Discount chemists are cheapening the quality of pharmacy along with the price
  11. Yes, you're entitled to your opinion - but it helps if you're a man
  12. Australia can't bank on an iron ore Trump bump in the long term
  13. Indonesia’s knowledge sector is catching up, but a large gap persists
  14. Small earthquakes could help warn of the next big quake in Australia
  15. The Democrats must change - here's how they can do it
  16. What do we want? Charting the rise and fall of protest in Australia
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  19. The red professor and the white anting that continues to this day
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  24. It is hard to see how Snapchat parent Snap will live up to expectations after its IPO
  25. Does Trump's arrival herald Australia’s middle power moment?
  26. Politics podcast: Rory Medcalf on the security implications of Donald Trump's presidency
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  28. SA doesn't need a nuclear plebiscite – Weatherill just needs to make a decision
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  30. Book extract: The Mind of the Islamic State
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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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