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5 career barriers and how to break through them

Adapting and moving on in a reflective yet not overly self-critical way has been important in my career,” says Rita, who works in the University's Law School. ... off in the labour market,” says Rae Cooper, Professor of Gender, Work and Employment
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/22/5-career-barriers-and-how-to-break-through-them.html
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How market forces and weakened institutions are keeping wages low

The current Fair Work Act merely codifies this trajectory as the law of the land today. ... It was originally published on The Conversation as 'Katie Booth. Media & PR Adviser (Business School).
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/12/20/how-market-forces-and-weakened-institutions-are-keeping-wages-lo.html
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Companies are misusing our data and there's little we can do

is collected, the methodology used to obtain user consent, and country-specific laws. ... Also, it’s almost impossible to know if user data is being misused within company bounds or in business-to-business interactions.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/27/companies-are-misusing-our-data-and-there-s-little-we-can-do.html
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Experts examine the COVID-19 tracing app

Experts examine the COVID-19 tracing app. 28 April 2020. University of Sydney academics from the disciplines of cybersecurity, media, law and health comment on COVIDSafe, the COVID-19 contact tracing ... China also uses mobile apps for combating COVID-19.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/04/28/experts-examine-the-covid-19-tracing-app.html
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Is ASIC the watchdog that no one fears?

a cost of doing business and so don’t necessarily change corporate behaviour. ... as corporate law breaches in the same way that they do violent crimes.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/02/22/is-asic-the-watchdog-that-no-one-fears-.html
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Surveys show the public has lost its appetite for shark culls

Public opinion in Perth and Ballina. In fieldwork including phone polling in both Perth and Ballina, as well as face-to-face surveys of local residents, beachgoers, and business owners in
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/12/18/surveys-show-the-public-has-lost-its-appetite-for-shark-culls.html
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Is FaceApp hoarding our data?

But it also underscores that we can pay for such services with our money, our time or our privacy," said Mike Seymour, an Associate Lecturer from the University of Sydney Business
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/08/06/is-faceapp-hoarding-our-data-.html
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New data retention law seriously invades our privacy

Ironically, the law came into effect only a few weeks before Australia marked Privacy Awareness Week. ... Third, the law is justified by the need to protect Australians from terrorist acts.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/07/31/new-data-retention-law-seriously-invades-our-privacy.html
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How the shady world of the data industry strips away our freedoms

Practices of big technology companies pose threats to our privacy and democracy, writes Professor Uri Gal from the University of Sydney Business School. ... Professor Uri Gal is an expert in the intersection between digital technology, people and
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/10/how-the-shady-world-of-the-data-industry-strips-away-our-freedom.html