Originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald 21 June 2017 If you've been over the age of 12 for five minutes you've probably noticed that not everyone is going to like you. In fact, some people will positively hate you and go out of their way to...
Alistair Tune's profession dates back millennia. writes Robyn Emerson. It's not often you meet someone who works at a profession that has been practised right across the globe, unchanged for thousands of years and whose products last for lifetimes, but Alistair Tune is such a person. He...
Going against the tide of opinion, leading economist Michael Emerson says conditions are just not right for a crash in house prices. Recent predictions said property prices in the big capitals could fall by almost 10 per cent. Listen to Michael's interview with Amanda Vanstone on...
With the GFC becoming a distant memory and the job market gradually improving, concerns about the environment will come more to the fore and there will be a renewed focus on "green jobs", but what exactly are green jobs, and are they growing in number? Green...
Writer finds key to contentment lies in finding out about herself. "The purpose of our lives is to be happy". Gretchen Rubin is an author on happiness and habits whose books, Happier at Home and The Happiness Project were both instant New York Times best sellers. She's also one of the top...
Australian employers have joined a worldwide trend towards temporary labour. Australia now has the second highest percentage of temporary workers anywhere in the world with 3.8 per cent of our total working population employed on a temporary basis. The increased prevalence of enterprise bargaining in the workforce,...
There is a new way to work an American businessman claims. By Robyn Emerson. James Altucher is an American entrepreneur, investor and bestselling author whose blog attracts more than 10 million readers. He's a multimillionaire who has failed many times on the road to success. He says;...
Australia's labour market is growing slowly and pay rates compare well with those in other developed nations. In terms of jobs growth, Australia is performing about the average of other developed countries, such as Japan and Germany, with just under 1 per cent expansion, and we...
Everybody knows that private school fees have risen considerably since the GFC. Normally, according to economic practice, price increases result in reduced demand - or in this case, fewer new enrolments - but many private schools are full and have long wait lists. So how...
THE employment outlook may not be as bleak as some forward indicators suggest, with a new report predicting 137,000 jobs will be added to the economy by August next year, led by demand in the mining industry. That would be more than double the 58,000 people...