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Budget preview: Welfare a likely winner but inflation remains a threat
Will it be good for you? Professor of Economics at the Macquarie Business School David Orsmond previews the likely winners and losers in Treasurer Jim Chalmers' second Federal Budget being handed down on Tuesday May 9.
Hubris and Humiliation: Sydney Theatre Company play review
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a play featuring a makeover scene set to Madonna’s Material Girl in which the hero dresses as a Jane Austen heroine must be tremendously entertaining.
How to find purpose in life and work: new book
Living a meaningful life revolves around purpose and passion, explains Debbie Haski-Leventhal in an inspiring new book.
High noon on high petrol prices as excise relief ends
While higher petrol prices are looming on the horizon, the Federal Government should use this as an opportunity to review the entire fuel tax system, says Dr Lurion De Mello from the Macquarie Business School.
The cardinal role of press freedom and how to protect it
For the sake of our democracy, Australia needs a national approach to media freedom that moves it from afterthought to the forefront of public life, writes Macquarie University Professor of Journalism Peter Greste.
How high can inflation go?
While the current spike in inflation is being driven by factors beyond the control of the Reserve Bank, there is a lesson it should heed from Australia’s past, explains Dr Ben Wang from the Macquarie Business School.
Lessons from pandemics past: COVID-19 won't be the last
Our belief that we’ve won the war against infectious disease is badly misplaced. Emeritus Professor Peter Curson says our best approach is to find more effective ways of coping with pandemics.
The Great Resignation: Purpose and meaning matter more than ever
As workers quit their jobs en masse in the COVID-19 era, companies need to reassess what they offer to employees, says Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Professor of Management at Macquarie Businesss School.
Single sex v co-ed: which is better for kids' education?
As a growing number of boys' schools consider admitting girls, Macquarie School of Education Professor Garry Falloon explains what some of the latest research shows about single sex vs co-ed outcomes for kids.
What does Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter mean for free speech?
Will the world’s richest man appoint himself the new CEO of the social media giant? Will he end the ban on Donald Trump? What does it mean for investors? Macquarie Business School lecturer Farida Akhtar tackles questions triggered by the $61 billion deal.
Treasurer offers little remedy to ailing healthcare system
Pre-election target funding fails to address hospital waiting lists and other health service time bombs, says Macquarie University Centre for Health Economy Director Professor Henry Cutler.
REVIEW: 21st century fixations laid bare in Dorian Gray adaptation
The Sydney Theatre's Company's one-woman rendition of the Oscar Wilde classic is aimed determinedly at contemporary audiences, with a virtuoso performace by Eryn Jean Norvill, write Macquarie University literature specialists Dr Veronica Alfano and Professor Louise D’Arcens.