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Fri Oct 5

Daylight saving is not something for economists to lose sleep over

Written by Jayanta Sarkar, Senior Lecturer, Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology

Waking an hour earlier on Monday won't make you much more dangerous.Shutterstock

Have you ever noticed that casinos don’t have clocks or windows?

That’s partly to encourage customers to lose track of time. Their owners have instinctively understood – long before this recent neuroscience study confirmed it – that...

Allegion Finalises Acquisition of Australian Residential Door Hardware Leader Gainsborough and API Locksmiths
Global industry leader commits to Australian market by strengthening its ability to provide comprehensive solutions to local customers MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (July 10, 2018) – Allegion, plc, a leading global security…
Morrison's coronavirus package is a good start, but he'll probably have to spend more
What makes the prime minister confident most households will spend A$750 delivered in cash, when they mostly wouldn’t spend the A$1,080 delivered in the form of bonus tax refunds after…
That advice to women to 'lean in', be more confident... it doesn't help, and data show it
“Just be more confident, be more ambitious, be more like a man.” These are the words of advice given over and over to women in a bid to close the career…
Unequal? Our analysis suggests Australia is a more equal society than has been thought
ShutterstockIt has long been known that incomes in Australia are more evenly distributed than in the United States. But Australia has been thought to be a less equal society than…