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Tim Longwill appointed as Pro Bono Partner at McR - Newsreel

McCullough Robertson appoints Pro Bono Partner

McCullough Robertson Lawyers (McR) has announced the appointment of Tim Longwill as the firm’s Pro Bono Partner. Mr Longwill is a senior partner at McR and has been

Robots scaring away hospitality workers - Newsreel

Robophobia scaring away cafe workers

Use of robots in hospitality settings is causing human workers to leave the industry due to high levels of stress and fears around their job security. Washington State

New members on Carers Advisory Council

Wellways Australia’s Louise Faulkner has been appointed to the Queensland Carers Advisory Council. Ms Faulkner is the national service delivery manager for Wellways

Ageing Australia to reflect non-English roots

A third of Australia’s elderly population is expected to be from non-English speaking backgrounds in just over 20 years, according to new research. Projections from

Employees averaging over 12 jobs in their careers

Workers are averaging more than 12 jobs between the ages of 18 and 56 and the length of time spent in each one has fallen eight percent in a decade. A new OECD report,

The six things that hinder successful careers

By Shane Rodgers Most careers can survive a few ups and downs. You win a few, you lose a few. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes, not so much. When I started writing the

Commissioner and Department heads announced

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Acting Commissioner Stephen Smith has been made permanent, after six months in the caretaker role. Commissioner Smith has

Making a stand for gender equality

By Elissa Lawrence QUT researcher Professor Michael Flood has spent decades advocating for gender equality and engaging men and boys in domestic and sexual violence

Sometimes people prefer chatbots - Newsreel

Sometimes you just want the chatbot

In the 1998 movie Small Soldiers one of the characters is trying to report some toys coming to life and running amok. He is talking to a human, and not having much luck

Social media ‘gap week’ lifts self esteem

A single “gap week” from social media has been found to be enough to significantly lift self-esteem and body image in young women. A study by the York University

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