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What is going rotten in the franchise businesses plagued by scandals

  • Written by: Jenny Buchan, Professor, Business School, UNSW
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Judging by the scandals that have engulfed franchises in Australia including 7-Eleven, Caltex, Domino’s and most recently Retail Food Group, it seems like the very business model of franchising is flawed. But there are franchises that thrive without problems like wage theft and fraught business relationships.

These franchises have a committed...

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Sexting: technology is changing what young people share online

  • Written by: Claire Meehan, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Auckland
imageFor many children and young people, engaging with explicit material is not uncommon.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

The revelation that New Zealand children as young as six or seven are posting sexually explicit images of themselves online may come as a shock to many, especially parents. The reality is that for many teenagers today, engaging...

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Reporting a few cases of negative side effects from long-acting contraceptives is alarmist and damaging

  • Written by: Kirsten Black, Associate Professor & Joint Head of Discipline Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney
imageAn unbalanced report failed to mention the experience of most women who use long acting reversible contraceptives. from www.shutterstock.com

Last night ABC’s 7.30 featured a report on long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) that was unbalanced and alarmist. This could have a long-lasting detrimental impact on women’s reproductive...

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NAPLAN 2017: results have largely flat-lined, and patterns of inequality continue

  • Written by: Glenn C. Savage, Senior Lecturer in Education Policy and Sociology of Education, and ARC DECRA Fellow (2016-19), University of Western Australia
imageNAPLAN results should also be considered in relation to other standardised assessments, which do not always tell the same story. Shutterstock

Today’s release of the 2017 NAPLAN National Report confirms preliminary findings released in August and offers deeper insights into achievement trends since the assessment program began a decade ago.

The...

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  1. Schools are not adequately preparing young Australians to participate in our democracy
  2. Vocational education and training sector is still missing out on government funding: report
  3. The growing skills gap between jobs in Australian cities and the regions
  4. The government is miscounting greenhouse emissions reductions
  5. New Zealand discovery of fossilised 'monster bird' bones reveals a colossal, ancient penguin
  6. Curious Kids: Why do humans not have fur like chimpanzees and gorillas?
  7. Young workers are most likely to use their phones while driving – here's how can we change that
  8. The grim reality of the brothels of Pompeii
  9. Your vagina cleans itself: why vagina cleaning fads are unnecessary and harmful
  10. Surprise! Digital space isn't replacing public space, and might even help make it better
  11. Modern science tackles a biblical secret -- the mystery ingredient in holy incense
  12. Universities spend millions on accessing results of publicly funded research
  13. Here's looking at Rachel Ruysch’s Still life with flowers in a glass vase
  14. How conservatives use identity politics to shut down debate
  15. Lucky winner: why this beach in WA claims the crown of Australia's whitest sand
  16. Should we eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper?
  17. Dastyari quits the Senate after pressure over his China links
  18. Instead of rebuilding stadiums, the NSW government should focus on local sport and events
  19. As costs mount, the government should abandon the Cashless Debit Card
  20. Older people now less likely to fall into poverty
  21. Three reasons Australians should be concerned that NGOs' voices are not being heard
  22. Facebook's new Messenger Kids app could be good for digital literacy
  23. Debauchery on the fatal shore: the sex lives of Australia's convicts
  24. Social media can be bad for youth mental health, but there are ways it can help
  25. Tasmanian tigers were going extinct before we pushed them over the edge
  26. Charity regulators should not assume that donors always know best
  27. The 'utopian' currency Bitcoin is a potentially catastrophic energy guzzler
  28. Bitcoin may be reaching new heights, but the ASX shows the blockchain is reinventing business
  29. Why simple school sores often lead to heart and kidney disease in Indigenous children
  30. Two Labor frontbenchers urge Sam Dastyari to consider his position
  31. Politicians, stop pitching to the 'average' Australian; being middle class depends on where you live
  32. Riding in cars with dogs: millions of trips a week tell us transport policy needs to change
  33. Despite the election hype, some of the media attention on One Nation was justified
  34. From robots to board games, it's easy to do science this Christmas
  35. A nursery of unconventional ideas – sex radicalism in Australia
  36. No, most people aren't in severe pain when they die
  37. Scars left by Australia's undersea landslides reveal future tsunami potential
  38. Labor wins a majority in Queensland as polling in Victoria shows a tie
  39. Australian tech start-ups stand to lose out in proposed copyright reforms
  40. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on same-sex marriage passing parliament
  41. People with mental illness still die a decade earlier than those without
  42. Queensland finally has a government, but the path ahead for both major parties looks rocky
  43. Wall Street at 30: is greed still good?
  44. Health Check: how can I make it easier to wake up in the morning?
  45. What to teach your preschooler about internet safety
  46. From postal survey to parliament: how Australia legalised same-sex marriage
  47. Spare a thought for Bethlehem this Christmas as politics and tourism collide
  48. World's scientists turn to Asia and Australia to rewrite human history
  49. Friday essay: monsters in my closet – how a geographer began mining myths
  50. It would cost you 20 cents more per T-shirt to pay an Indian worker a living wage

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