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'WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato' and the Australian casual worker

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'WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato' and the Australian casual worker

Earlier this year the Full Bench of the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in the case of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato[i]. The decision upheld the landmark 2018 WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene[ii] decision and affirmed the definition of a casual worker. This decision (and

Revisiting Stiglitz, Sen, and Fitoussi: Coronavirus edition

Revisiting Stiglitz, Sen, and Fitoussi: Coronavirus edition

The coronavirus global pandemic is slated to have economic repercussions on par with the Great Depression. The last time the world was plunged into global economic chaos of this scale was the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). In 2008, in the lead-up to the GFC, France’s President Sarkozy asked celebrated

Louis Vuitton masks and Formula One ventilators: 2020’s unlikely hero?

Louis Vuitton masks and Formula One ventilators: 2020’s unlikely hero?

Admit it, we have all been doing it. Scrolling through headlines on mobile news applications and websites to try and unearth any COVID-19 related news that is not disheartening. Perhaps you have already seen these headlines in question? Louis Vuitton and Prada are making medical masks. Mercedes Benz is repurposing

Learning a thing or two from inter-governmental co-operation

Learning a thing or two from inter-governmental co-operation

One could be forgiven for thinking that in such politically fraught times, governmental cooperation is a relic of the past. A romantic notion with no place in these polarising times. Yet, intergovernmental cooperation, between state (and territory) governments and their federal counterpart, forms one of the most consistent systems that

The curious case of disappearing 'likes'

The curious case of disappearing 'likes'

I, like many others, let out what could only be described as an audible gasp on the 18th of July upon waking up and preparing to greet the dawn of a new day the only way I know how (with a customary morning perusal of Instagram) only to be greeted

A game of cartel combat

A game of cartel combat

Cartels. The mere word conjures up dramatic Godfather-like scenes. However, the reality of how they operate and are combatted by regulators is often much less made-for-tv, though no less fascinating. One fundamental of economics is that competition is like oxygen for markets. Cartels are accordingly like toxic pollution and firms

Name a more iconic duo than sequels and franchises

Name a more iconic duo than sequels and franchises

One could be forgiven for finding the underlying mathematics of the Hollywood film industry as perplexing as Darren Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’ (is it a metaphor? Is its purpose simply to visually punish viewers? I have no clue). On one hand, America is experiencing a downward trend in the number of

Ethical fashion: fast fashion cure or quixotic fancy?

Ethical fashion: fast fashion cure or quixotic fancy?

Five years ago, the Rana Plaza tragedy shocked the world. The collapse of the garment factory, killing 1,138 workers, flung back the curtains to expose the devastating consequences of wilfully-lax supply-chain oversight. Fast fashion has since been widely criticised for ingraining unsustainable consumption habits in consumers which harm the

Is it all Gucci for the future of luxury fashion?

Is it all Gucci for the future of luxury fashion?

There’s a reason why customers from around the globe gladly fork out around nine thousand dollars for a Chanel 2.55 handbag. It’s not entirely the superb quality of the leather, nor the impeccable craftsmanship. No. You’re not just buying the monogrammed bag, you’re buying a