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Keywords: Corporations

AUSTRALIA

Rise of the corporate cowboys
- Tony Smith
- 29 September 2014
7 Comments
Unfortunately, when people pin their hopes for a just and fair society to a corporation, they can be sadly disappointed. A spate of deaths around the country suggests that many corporations have plenty of power to influence governments to produce policies and legislation convenient for their operations, but fail to take responsibility for their bad outcomes, which include deaths in workplaces.
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AUSTRALIA

No, Mr Hockey, the Budget is not fair
- Andrew Hamilton
- 19 June 2014
28 Comments
Many Australians, myself included, believed that the Federal Budget was unfair. So Treasurer Joe Hockey's recent speech in defence of its fairness offers a welcome challenge. Hockey is right to insist that fairness can co-exist with gradations of wealth within society. But fairness is incompatible with gross disparity of wealth because the concentration of wealth in the hands of few people and corporations destroys equality of opportunity.
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INTERNATIONAL

Social injustice in international sport
- Michael McVeigh
- 25 March 2014
6 Comments
The Olympics and World Cup were once seen as a triumph of corporate and athletic enterprise, but today we count the cost. Previous events left countries with decaying venues and huge bills. Government funds line the pockets of corporations but do little for local industry. The Olympics have caused the evictions of more than two million people over the past two decades. It's time to re-think what these events are actually trying to achieve.
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AUSTRALIA

How to fix anti discrimination law
- Moira Rayner
- 25 January 2013
21 Comments
Anti-discrimination acts are meant to protect vulnerable people, not corporations or dominant ideologies. The employers I represent reap the benefits of understanding that diversity and inclusion are brilliant for business and productivity. The Government's new human rights consolidation bill has missed simple opportunities for real improvement.
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AUSTRALIA

Why the Carbon Tax is good for business
- Tom Dreyfus
- 09 November 2011
15 Comments
Corporations treat social responsibility as a PR tool or a trade-off for financial success. The truth is that if consumers suffer, so too do the corporations that depend on them. Socially responsible initiatives such as the Carbon Tax will benefit society holistically.
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AUSTRALIA

What price our sporting soul
- Edwina Byrne
- 10 March 2009
7 Comments
Members Equity Stadium, ACER Arena, Suncorp Stadium, Etihad Stadium; corporations think they own a lot of our stuff. These buildings, and the events they house, constitute our cultural and urban landscapes. They should be sources of community pride.
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AUSTRALIA

Congo thrives under Chinese 'invasion'
- Fernando Franco
- 07 August 2008
6 Comments
European and US corporations are on the retreat in Africa, while the progress of Chinese and Indian companies is bearing positive results. They stand to fulfill the promise of 'development' that has remained a dream since independence.
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