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Burnt-out and overworked, Australia’s nurses and midwives consider leaving profession

  • Written by: Peter Holland, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Employee Relations, Monash University
imageAlmost one-third (32%) of nurses and midwives are considering moving on.Anna Jurkovska/Shutterstock

Nurses and midwives are among society’s most highly valued professionals. But a disturbing national picture is emerging of escalating levels of over-work and burnout. Nurses say their concerns are being ignored by management, amid fear of...

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Progressives should accept Corbyn’s triumph – it’s the price of democracy

  • Written by: Matthew Wood, Lecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield
imageThe Labour elite doesn't think Jeremy Corbyn has what it takes to make it in Westminster. UK Parliament/flickr, CC BY-NC

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century.

The...

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The 'Uberisation' of work is driving people to co-operatives

  • Written by: Sarah Kaine, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, University of Technology Sydney

Street protests against popular “sharing” economy firms Uber and Airbnb have become commonplace around the world. Both these sector giants are succeeding in circumventing market regulations in many markets in areas including tax and labour law, creating concerns not just among workers but the broader public.

Direct action against these...

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Australia should compare CEO and average worker pay like the US and UK

  • Written by: Julie Walker, Associate Professor in Accounting, The University of Queensland

Australia should follow the lead of the United States in requiring public companies to disclose how much their CEO makes each year directly compared to an “average” rank and file employee. Ballooning executive pay contributes to income inequality and the CEO pay ratio provides a measure of the extent of the pay gap between the top and...

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  13. We need a better understanding of how we manage dogs to help them become better urban citizens
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  30. Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study
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  32. Backpacker tax due to go to cabinet
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  41. Pedestrian safety needs to catch up to technology and put people before cars
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