Staff in the News
Consenus Lies Far From Copenhagen
November 11, 2009
The once high hopes that the picturesque and environmentally friendly Danish capital of Copenhagen would be the perfect setting for a breakthrough international agreement on climate change are proving illusory.
Staff Member: Alan Dupont
Publication: The Australian
Standard fee measure sought
October 19, 2009
The Australian Institute, an independent think tank, has released yet another report highlighting the impact of fees and charges on superannuation account balances.
Staff Member: Nigel Finch
Publication: The West Australian
How to Pick the Perfect Holiday For You
October 16, 2009
Dr Marylouise Caldwell says that a model called the Five Factor could aid travellers in picking the perfect holiday.
Staff Member: Marylouise Caldwell
Publication: news.com.au
SUPER's free kick
October 08, 2009
Not everyone agrees that superannuation is benefiting the economy overall. Some feel entrepreneurs and small business may be losing out.
Staff Member: Michael Rafferty
Publication: BRW
Derailing the 'gravy train'
September 30, 2009
A leading academic says he has found no correlation between what executives are paid and how their companies perform.
Staff Member: John Shields
Publication: ABC News
Companies struggle to cope with data glut
September 15, 2009
One in three organisations cannot recover files from backup tapes and a similar number would not be able to easily retrieve email from 18 months ago, according to research from data storage specialists Hitachi.
Staff Member: Susan P. Williams
Publication: The New Zealand Herald
'Information Glut' choking Australian organisations: report
September 15, 2009
Australian organisations are choking on information, and need to step back and reconsider their processes and procedures, according to the company that sponsored a new piece of research.
Staff Member: Susan P. Williams
Publication: iTWire
Too Much Information (podcast)
September 14, 2009
(Episode 329; 13 minutes 49) The amount of digital information stored by businesses is growing at an alarming rate. This has serious implications for the organisations that are struggling to manage the load.
Staff Member: Susan P. Williams
Publication: BNET Australia
Not a garden variety MBA
August 05, 2009
THE University of Sydney is back in the high-end MBA business with a new $100,000-plus degree.
Staff Member: Peter Wolnizer
Publication: The Australian
Minis back in fashion: private bus plan for city
August 05, 2009
THEY are the iconic form of transport throughout much of Asia. Jitneys - with their colourful decorations and often musical horns - wend their way through cities and towns picking up locals who flag them down at roadside stalls and markets.
Staff Member: Corinne Mulley
Publication: Sydney Morning Herald
University of Sydney launches Global Executive MBA
August 03, 2009
Associate Dean (Executive Education), Chris Styles discusses how the global Executive MBA was developed.
Staff Member: Chris Styles
Publication: SKY Business Channel
Cost of road deaths
July 30, 2009
The death toll on Australian roads is a problem that may never go away but the dollar value placed on the lives of the victims has changed.
Staff Member: David Hensher
Publication: ABC Rural
Cost of car deaths quadruples to $6m
July 15, 2009
RESEARCH has shown the average cost of a single death from a fatal car crash has risen to $6 million - four times the current estimate used by governments to justify road safety spending.
Staff Member: David Hensher
Publication: The Age
Drucker's GM insights fresh again
June 25, 2009
Although there is a view that GM Holden in Australia is safe, major structural problems in car manufacturing suggest it might have only a short-term future.
Staff Member: Gary Oliver
Publication: The Australian Financial Review
Corporate regulators failing to protect investors
May 22, 2009
Mike Rafferty from the Workplace Research Centre comments on how corporate regulators are failing to protect investors.
Staff Member: Mike Rafferty
Publication: ABC Lateline
Simulator for trading places
May 11, 2009
Finance students at the universities of Sydney and Wollongong are sampling life in the stockbroking fast lane following the introduction of educational software that simulates a day of trading in the marketplace.
Staff Member: Alex Frino
Publication: The Australian Financial Review
Terrorism 'first order issue' for Australia: security analyst
February 27, 2009
Professor Alan Dupont says that includes the prospect of a terrorist attack on an Australian city and a North Korean missile that reaches almost to northern Australia.
Staff Member: Alan Dupont
Publication: ABC Radio Australia
Nuclear bomb 'within reach of terrorists'
February 26, 2009
Terrorists could well obtain or build a nuclear bomb and smuggle it into the heart of a major city, former foreign minister Gareth Evans has warned.
Staff Member: Alan Dupont
Publication: WA Today
When fantasy cruises run aground on reality
February 03, 2009
This year more than 13.5 million people, including more than 260,000 New Zealanders and Australians, will choose to embark on an ocean cruise. But just how safe is cruising? Are we more at risk on board a mega-liner than walking in downtown Auckland or Wellington?
Staff Member: Peter Curson
Publication: New Zealand Herald
Modern life gives dengue its chance
January 31, 2009
The current dengue outbreak in parts of Northern Queensland threatens to develop into a major epidemic. As of the middle of this week there have been more than 240 cases of dengue notified in Cairns and Townsville, and recent heavy rains and flooding have greatly raised local concerns about the breeding of mosquitos and spread of the disease
Staff Member: Peter Curson
Publication: The Australian
Unemployment expectations hit 26-year peak
January 23, 2009
Consumer expectations of rising unemployment are at their highest level since the 1982 recession, a key measure finds.
Staff Member: John Buchanan
Publication: Sydney Morning Herald
Afghan war can't be won by foreigners
January 13, 2009
Khalil believes that if the international community fails in Afghanistan, the consequences will hit our shores, promoting the flawed assumption that unless we go and fight terrorists on their own turf, we will surely be targeted.
Staff Member: Peter Khalil
Publication: The Australian
Follow your rules, or lose out
January 10, 2009
Anything that happens at work or is work-related can be a potential source of an employee grievance - including out-of-hours Christmas parties. But it is the inept handling of complaints that is increasingly likely to result in litigation.
Staff Member: Seymour Maddison
Publication: The Australian