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it starts out OK, but goes downhill pretty quickly

  • Written by: Jonathan Nolan, Associate, Grattan Institute
it starts out OK, but goes downhill pretty quicklyIf you want to earn a high income in Australia, you’re often better off having no degree than having a bachelor degree in teaching.Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images

Depending on who you ask, our teachers are either some of the best paid in the world, or they’re underpaid.

Here are the facts: Australian teachers get a very decent...

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Not so bad. Most of us who work long hours like the jobs we are in. Those who don't, change jobs quickly

  • Written by: Mark Fabian, Lecturer, Australian National University
Not so bad. Most of us who work long hours like the jobs we are in. Those who don't, change jobs quicklyFew Australians keep working long hours for long, unless they really, really like their jobs.Shutterstock

No biggie. Most of us who overwork like the jobs we are in. Those who don’t change jobs fairly quickly

Overwork? Most of us who work long hours like our jobs. Those who don’t, move on

We are forever being told that we work long hours,...

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how to love a concrete beast

  • Written by: DJ Huppatz, Associate professor, Architecture and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
how to love a concrete beastAn image from the New Art Gallery of Western Australia, Structural Engineering Brochure, 1979. Public Works Department of WA

No other architectural style elicits emotional reactions like Brutalism. Think monolithic concrete buildings composed of blunt rectangular forms, devoid of colour, decoration or symbolism, with cavernous interiors that...

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What it takes to navigate cultural differences in a global business world

  • Written by: Revti Raman Sharma, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington
What it takes to navigate cultural differences in a global business worldPeople with high cultural intelligence are more likely to have broader knowledge of foreign politics and economic systems.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

In an increasingly globally integrated business world, it is now widely accepted that cultural intelligence (CQ) is as essential as general and emotional intelligence.

But do organisations...

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  2. Victorians who switched energy retailers only save $45 a year – leaving hundreds on the table
  3. The Great Barrier Reef outlook is 'very poor'. We have one last chance to save it
  4. 'Lock-on devices' are a symbol of non-violent protest, but they might soon be banned in Queensland
  5. How clean is your hospital room? To reduce the spread of infections, it could probably be cleaner
  6. Time to make fast fashion a problem for its makers, not charities
  7. Grim fire season looms but many Australians remain unprepared
  8. New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics
  9. Australia has a paracetamol poisoning problem. This is what we should be doing to reduce harm
  10. Flexible working, the neglected congestion-busting solution for our cities
  11. Young people are quoted in only 1% of news stories that affect them. No wonder so few trust the media
  12. How to get people to eat bugs and drink sewage
  13. Waratah is an icon of the Aussie bush (and very nearly our national emblem)
  14. Graduates beware, don't fall for that unpaid job advert
  15. Religious Discrimination Bill is a mess that risks privileging people of faith above all others
  16. increasing the 'daddy quota' in parental leave makes everyone happier
  17. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Yang Hengjun's arrest
  18. Curious Kids: how do wounds heal?
  19. NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it's a worrying trend
  20. Meet the super corals that can handle acid, heat and suffocation
  21. 'Gay gene' search reveals not one but many – and no way to predict sexuality
  22. We have the blueprint for liveable, low-carbon cities. We just need to use it
  23. a black marlin at Port Kembla and an 8,000-year-old midden – nature in the 21st century
  24. Vital Signs. Business investment is flatlining, and it isn't clear that suasion or a special allowance will help
  25. If you've been sexually assaulted, here's what doctors and nurses do next
  26. Australia isn't avoiding prodding the Chinese bear
  27. Māori and Pasifika scholars remain severely under-represented in New Zealand universities
  28. No, minister! Keep NAPLAN results away from student job applications
  29. The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?
  30. The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here's why
  31. how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the grave
  32. Boys dance too - and in Japan they are celebrated
  33. Religious Discrimination legislation would hit big companies harder than small business
  34. Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?
  35. No, there's no evidence cookies can help with lactation
  36. Combating cancer, finding frogs, building bones, and capturing carbon all recognised at 2019 Eureka Prizes
  37. Yang Hengjun's legal prospects in China appear grim, despite Australia's forceful defences
  38. There's no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD
  39. the patriotic v the protest movement
  40. Yang Hengjun case a pivotal moment in increasingly tense Australia-China relationship
  41. More streaming services could change what we watch on TV and how we watch it
  42. Yang appeals to Scott Morrison in message issued by supporters
  43. How fast can a human cycle? With aerodynamic help, the 300km per hour barrier seems easily within reach
  44. It's not just the ABS. It's also the Productivity Commission downplaying the growth in inequality
  45. NSW ALP secretary suspended after revelations about Huang Xiangmo money
  46. Academic urges universities to get out from under the 'shadow of Beijing'.
  47. here are 4 things unions can do to stay relevant
  48. This is why nuking a hurricane will not work, Mr Trump
  49. Aboriginal woman Tanya Day died in custody. Now an inquest is investigating if systemic racism played a role
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