Australia sets historic pay floor for delivery drivers
The Fair Work Commission has today introduced a pay floor for roughly 250,000 gig economy workers, establishing mandatory baselines across pay rates, personal accident insurance, formal dispute resolution pathways, consultation on major operational shifts, and the right to unpaid time away. An RMIT expert unpacks these world-leading changes.
Supermarket facial recognition trials sharpen the debate over safety and privacy
Coles and Woolworths have launched facial recognition trials in a bid to curb rising retail crime. An RMIT expert explains the move is sharpening the debate over how retailers balance protecting staff and shoppers with safeguarding consumer privacy.
RMIT wins big at Australian Aviation Awards
The RMIT Aviation Academy took home two awards, recognising excellence in flight training and education.
VENTUROUS exhibition charts a decade of innovative design research and practice from RMIT PhD alumni in Architecture & Urban Design
RMIT Galleries’ latest exhibition brings together the work of 23 practitioners, all alumni of RMIT’s School of Architecture & Urban Design’s pioneering design practice PhD program.
Australia’s social housing sector is falling behind
Much of the public housing debate focuses on property values and mortgage affordability. New RMIT-led research highlights another declining area of the housing system that needs urgent policy attention – the long-term decline of social housing.
Barcelona x Melbourne: Reimagining cities together
As pressure on cities grows, what will it take to make them inclusive, resilient, and sustainable?
What the RBA rate decision could mean for consumer confidence
Consumer confidence is expected to lift modestly after the Reserve Bank’s decision to hold interest rates at 4.35 per cent, offering welcome relief to homeowners and buyers. But an RMIT expert says the real test will come in spring, when a rise in new listings will show whether current clearance rates can be sustained.
RMIT University to expand significantly in Vietnam after government approvals
RMIT University will significantly expand its footprint in Vietnam, with plans for a new Hanoi campus and Saigon South campus redevelopment, after receiving endorsement from the Vietnamese government.
