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AU Financial Review
3 days ago
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Safety investigation launched at UTS over KPMG's job slashing plan
The University of Technology Sydney may be sacking 400 of their own staff members, but at least they're keeping the staff at SafeWork NSW in gainful employment. The workplace safety watchdog recently launched an investigation into UTS, issuing it with a 'notice to give information' under the Work Health and Safety Act.
The Age
12-06-2025
- Science
- The Age
‘Wake-up call': A sting in the bee love story for native pollinators
Public attention on the plight of European honeybees could be coming at a cost for 1700 species of Australian native bees that also play a crucial role as pollinators. Dr Judy Friedlander, an adjunct fellow in sustainability at the University of Technology Sydney, said hosting native bees in backyards or on balconies was one of the biggest things that urban dwellers could do to boost biodiversity. 'When people read about the supposed decline of European bee here due to things like the varroa mite, they panic, and they think that it's the end of the world and the end of our agriculture, but it's not,' Friedlander said. 'Beekeepers should be supported, and it needs to be taken seriously, but the focus on [varroa mite] has been to the detriment of native bees and native beekeepers. The whole varroa mite thing should be a big wake-up call because when we start relying on one species for our crop pollination, we're in big trouble.' Dr Katja Hogendoorn, of the University of Adelaide, said there were not enough native bees to pollinate all crops, so European honeybees (Apis mellifera) were also needed – but they did not belong in nature. Hogendoorn, who recently published a paper that described 71 new species of native bee, said there was 'a lot to discover still'. She previously published a review that found European honeybees compete with wild bees globally, including native species in Australia. 'In my head, there is no shadow of a doubt that honeybees, especially in this country where we've got enormous densities, have a negative impact on our native bee populations,' Hogendoorn said.
Sydney Morning Herald
12-06-2025
- Science
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Wake-up call': A sting in the bee love story for native pollinators
Public attention on the plight of European honeybees could be coming at a cost for 1700 species of Australian native bees that also play a crucial role as pollinators. Dr Judy Friedlander, an adjunct fellow in sustainability at the University of Technology Sydney, said hosting native bees in backyards or on balconies was one of the biggest things that urban dwellers could do to boost biodiversity. 'When people read about the supposed decline of European bee here due to things like the varroa mite, they panic, and they think that it's the end of the world and the end of our agriculture, but it's not,' Friedlander said. 'Beekeepers should be supported, and it needs to be taken seriously, but the focus on [varroa mite] has been to the detriment of native bees and native beekeepers. The whole varroa mite thing should be a big wake-up call because when we start relying on one species for our crop pollination, we're in big trouble.' Dr Katja Hogendoorn, of the University of Adelaide, said there were not enough native bees to pollinate all crops, so European honeybees (Apis mellifera) were also needed – but they did not belong in nature. Hogendoorn, who recently published a paper that described 71 new species of native bee, said there was 'a lot to discover still'. She previously published a review that found European honeybees compete with wild bees globally, including native species in Australia. 'In my head, there is no shadow of a doubt that honeybees, especially in this country where we've got enormous densities, have a negative impact on our native bee populations,' Hogendoorn said.
New York Post
03-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Unemployment expert shares dire warning: ‘AI is coming for your job'
'AI is coming for your job.' You've probably been hearing this for months, or even years, but now it's happening. Many questions remain unanswered – how will it happen? And what are the jobs AIs are already taking? Associate Professor of employment law at the University of Technology Sydney, Giuseppe Carabetta, has already seen first-hand jobs across all levels of the service industries offloaded to AIs. It's a shift he says has become the 'new outsourcing.' Experts say that AI is slowly taking over human jobs. Elnur – 'At this level, we've had AI for some time without necessarily realizing it,' said Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate Professor of Employment Law at the University of Technology Sydney. LinkedIn/Giuseppe Carabetta 'From massage therapists' to physios' administrative staff who respond to queries, to large retailers using 'chat lines' run by AI … to other businesses, including smaller ones, replacing or reducing staff with a 'bot' which responds instantaneously when you call to make an appointment. 'At this level, we've had AI for some time without necessarily realizing it.' 'At best, the argument is obviously that it makes things more efficient (except when there is a 'communication' or technology breakdown). 'But at worse, it can simply be about cost-cutting or trying to compete not on the basis of technologically driven productivity but savings on the wages bill. In these sectors, it has become, or will become the new outsourcing.'
AU Financial Review
25-05-2025
- Politics
- AU Financial Review
Universities accused of foot-dragging on antisemitism definition
Leading academic institutions, including the Australian National University and University of Technology Sydney, are yet to adopt a definition of antisemitism that all vice chancellors agreed to three months ago, amid push-back from academics and students. Jewish student groups accused the ANU of more foot-dragging on taking measures to combat antisemitism on campus, after the chair of the academic board, Professor Anthony Connolly, told representatives on Friday the university would not adopt the definition.
