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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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  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)
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  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
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  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
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  34. Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?
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  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
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  40. Yang Hengjun case a pivotal moment in increasingly tense Australia-China relationship
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