When sorry isn’t enough

Rio Tinto’s apology for blowing up the Juukan Gorge rock shelters does little to satisfy the debt it owes the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura peoples, but it can make amends.

Meredith Edelman Lecturer, Business Law and Taxation

Rio Tinto’s apology for blowing up the Juukan Gorge rock shelters does little to satisfy the debt it owes the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura peoples, but it can make amends.

Business and economy

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Business and economy

Business And Economy

Business and economy

Bankers behaving badly

Not all people in banks are unethical, but banking does attract unethical people.

Mark Crosby Associate Professor, Director of Bachelor of International Business Program

Not all people in banks are unethical, but banking does attract unethical people.

Sustainability

Politics And Society

Sustainability

A virtuous circle

With the recession here, it's an opportune time for Australians to rethink their habit of buying a new item instead of repairing the old.

Ruth Lane Senior Lecturer, Human Geography in the School of Social Sciences

With the recession here, it's an opportune time for Australians to rethink their habit of buying a new item instead of repairing the old.

Business

Business And Economy

Business

Embracing business vulnerabilities

With COVID-19 exposing the fragility of our companies, the best-placed will be those with CEOs who understand the shortcomings, and the measures for managing them.

Mathew Hayward Professor, Department of Management

With COVID-19 exposing the fragility of our companies, the best-placed will be those with CEOs who understand the shortcomings, and the measures for managing them.

Business and economy

Business And Economy

Business and economy

More than money

Retirement confidence can't be easily captured by a single indicator, with social, health and wellbeing, and planning also key pillars.

Fernanda Mata Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, MSDI

Retirement confidence can't be easily captured by a single indicator, with social, health and wellbeing, and planning also key pillars.

Sustainability

Better Governance And Policy

Sustainability

Recreating the energy market

Energy is an essential service, but is it accessible, equitable and affordable for consumers?

Ron Ben-David Professorial Fellow, Business and Economics Faculty Office

Energy is an essential service, but is it accessible, equitable and affordable for consumers?

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

GST increase on the cards?

Governments will rely on taxation to repair the fiscal damage wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that will likely mean a GST rise, even if there are better, but politically unpalatable, alternatives.

Remy Davison Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University