Business, Government & Law @ UC

Australia’s inflation rate was pushed down by a 17.9% fall in electricity prices, but even the Reserve Bank’s preferred measure of “underlying inflation” is falling. @UniCanberra #Echobox=1727247048-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/at-2-7-austral…

The University of Canberra is excited to announce the appointment of the Honourable Bill Shorten MP as our new Vice-Chancellor and President. 👏 He will join UC in February 2025. 📸 Photo: Giuseppe Santamaria thanks to @GQAustralia. #UniCBR

💡 Join us at the 3rd #FABCBR event on 18 Sep at Verity Lane Market. ⚡ At Carbon Neutral CBR #3, hear from A/Prof @cristyclark (Canberra Law School) and @EnvComm_ACT Dr Sophie Lewis on the human right to healthy environments. Register here: bit.ly/3Z3avYp #UniCBR

📸 We are delighted to welcome our visitor, Henri Mütschele from @CAISnrw 🇩🇪 and excited to show him some of the hidden gems of our campus 🛸 Henri's PhD project explores the communication strategies of climate movements in Germany. Tag @selenAercan @jordan_mcswiney

What major impact would a second Trump presidency on the global economy? Our experts says it would come from his rejection of climate change. @UniCanberra #Echobox=1726463385-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/what-would-a-s…

Any mention of the 'R' word can trigger anxiety. But not all definitions of recession are the same, and not being in one doesn't necessarily mean people aren't feeling economic pain. @leonora_risse explains. @UniCanberra #Echobox=1725485539" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/whats-a-recess…

She’s done it again!! One of Aust’s most engaging historians & sharpest commentators @c_s_wallace This is the best Intro to a book I’ve read in years! Bloody brilliant!! Hilarious Read on… @nlagovau @UCBGL @UCschoPES @historyANU @ANUcass

The economy hasn’t been this weak outside of a recession since the 1980s. GDP per capita has fallen for six consecutive quarters – the longest period in records going back to the 1970s. @UniCanberra #Echobox=1725432684-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/this-is-the-we…

It's equal pay day and there's finally some good-ish news. Women still earn 11.5% less than men, but that's the steepest fall in the gap in almost a decade. But national averages don’t tell the whole story. @leonora_risse @unicanberra #Echobox=1724048171-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/australias-gen…

Gig workers get minimum standards from Monday. Here’s what will change: @ACUmedia @UniCanberra #ausecon #auspol #Echobox=1724107542" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/gig-workers-ge…

We're ending the week with 📸 to celebrate the newly launched Honours programme of @UniCanberra's Faculty of Business, Government and Law @UCBGL. Led by @JeanPaulRGagnon, our Centre is proud to develop innovations in research-led teaching 🌟

Dr Robin Ladwig: "Faced w these relentless headwinds, it is no wonder many trans & gender-diverse employees opt to leave hostile work environments, knowingly sacrificing future job prospects bc they can no longer get supportive employment references." broadagenda.com.au/2024/navigatin…

We're ending the week with fantastic news 🤩 Our very own @NicoleCurato is one of this year's recipients of the prestigious Australian Research Council #FutureFellowship for her work on global public deliberation. @UniCanberra @UCBGL rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Dow…

The result of 3.8% is what the Reserve Bank expected and it doesn't automatically mean your rates will rise. 🏠 💰 @UniCanberra #Echobox=1722405934-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/australias-3-8…

#ImpactStory Our very own Jordan McSwiney provided expert input in the Senate Committee inquiry into right wing extremism. @UCBGL @UniCanberra Learn more about Jordan's work here: researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/persons/jor….

"Are they going to go through and deal with any of the dozens of neo-Nazis currently on the platform? No." @jordan_mcswiney on Neo-Nazi's social media suspension. abc.net.au/news/2024-07-1…

Next in our 10-part 'Big Questions on Deliberative Democracy' series is this critical, timely convo about macho populism. Can #deliberativedemocracy help? Two wonderful speakers 🤩 Rego link below. Put 6th August in your calendar, and see you there 👋

My latest on political violence and toxic rhetoric in American politics theconversation.com/trump-shooting…

'Democracy is a national asset worth protecting.' 🇦🇺's Strengthening Democracy Taskforce released a practical agenda for democratic resilience, citing some of our Centre's research. @UniCanberra @UCBGL homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us-subsi…

Unacknowledged caucus culture changes are the problem, not the pledge. All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working - me in ⁦@ConversationEDU⁩. #auspol theconversation.com/all-commit-and…