The Conversation

By Saurav Dutta and Nigar Sultana, Curtin University

From April 1 onwards, new Woolworths gift cards will no longer have an expiry date, …

Labor has capitulated to pressure to exempt pensioners from its plan to end cash refunds for dividend imputation credits — a concession that would shave only $700 million off its large projected savings over the forward estimates.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has achieved important milestones in recent years, such as the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community and the ASEAN Free Trade Area. But these were just the first steps towards a single market.

Consider this thought experiment: a woman pushes a bicycle across a busy road at 10 pm. She is struck by a car and dies. Would this event us…

By Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology

Coles will soon be an independent company again, with more than 800 supermarkets, n…

By Eileen Webb, Curtin University

One worrying takeaway from the first week of the Financial Services Royal Commission is how many elderl…

By Patricia Baum Salgado, Fielding Graduate University

There is a lot of fear among men in the tech industry about speaking out and tryi…

By David Treisman, Monash University

Politicians often cite the large market value of exports as justification for free trade agreements….

The federal government announced yesterday that it will appoint a “Women in Science ambassador” to travel to schools around Australia and encourage young girls to pursue careers in science and technology. It sounds like a good idea — but talking to teens is not enough.

There may be altruistic reasons for companies to allow customers to pay how they feel, but research shows that pay-what-you-want pricing can sometimes lead to an increase in revenue.

For seven years Coles and Woolworths were waging an intense battle on price. But now they are doing away with their 'down down' and 'cheap cheap' campaigns and instead focusing on sustainability, local produce and community.

Two well-known franchise businesses in Australia are in trouble this week. But do the same problems appear in all Australian franchises?