Democracy demands that citizens are treated equally under the law. The tax avoidance practices of the ultra-rich violate that principle, a new book argues.
- Professor of Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, yet leadership positions remain overwhelmingly held by white men.
Longtemps cantonnée aux plateformes numériques, l’« enshittification » touche désormais l’édition académique. Une logique de profit croissante transforme la manière dont la recherche est produite, évaluée et diffusée…
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
Elon Musk is set to become the world’s first trillionaire, delivering him unprecedented power and influence.
Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.
As global inequality soars, President Donald Trump has recruited a bloat of fellow billionaires to help run his administration, including the world’s richest man.
Josh Bornstein, the employment lawyer who represents Antoinette Lattouf in her case against the ABC (as well as various union clients), argues that individual liberty is under threat.
We’ve invited writers, from fields as diverse as wildlife ecology, politics and literature, to nominate their best books of 2024. And this year, the Books & Ideas team share their own picks, too.
The tax leaks scandal offered us an opportunity to ask hard questions about the role of big business in Australian society. Many of these remain unanswered.
Forty years of the neoliberal experiment have created a world of vast and increasing inequality. But this can and should change.
Conservative critics argue the ‘social responsibility’ of business lies in increasing profits. But values have always been tied up with money-making, from the welfare state to colonialism.
Plan your summer reading or catch up on what you missed with The Conversation’s selection of the best books of the year.
A new review found PwC Australia had a ‘whatever it takes’ culture, making those raking in the most money ‘untouchables’. Australians need to know if that culture has infiltrated other big businesses.
Multinational corporations can dictate how resources are allocated, territories are governed, and justice is defined.
A new book exposes how the ‘chaos kings’ of high finance play with other people’s lives as if they were meaningless pieces in a parlour game for the wealthy elite.
The scandal of PwC consultants using confidential government information to benefit private clients highlights a problem far bigger than one firm.
The ‘ESG’ agenda has become a hot battlefield in the culture wars. Claims it’s a slippery slope to socialism show no understanding of how capitalism works.
If diversity programs are to truly benefit Australia’s most disadvantaged groups, such as Indigenous people, more acknowledgement must be given to class and ‘intersectionality’.
The wealth of the top 200 Australians has risen by A$56 billion to a staggering $480 billion.
Prince Harry’s new job as a ‘chief impact officer’ is all about individual empowerment, when what the world needs are systemic solutions.
When the One Nation leader sent ‘gifts’ to public housing residents, Australia Post stepped in to make sure they arrived.
We need to see uberisation in the context of all forms of precarious and insecure work becoming more acceptable.
The phoney debate about corporate activism distracts from the need for a debate about inequality.
Gillette’s controversial advertisement is an important sign the #metoo movement has changed the global zeitgeist.
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