How Australia should react to the Trump tax cuts

Department of Business Strategy and Innovation
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President Donald Trump has proposed cutting the US corporate tax rate from 35% to 15% and ending the practice of taxing the foreign income of US businesses. Trump may be hoping that such a massive corporate tax cut will result in new investment. Indeed, historical data suggests companies will respond by shifting profits to where the tax is low.

Australia’s new Temporary Visa program may mean changes to the Hospitality Industry

Associate Professor Ruth McPhail will be among Griffith teaching staff offering advice on how to make the most of OP results this Saturday.
Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
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While there may be an air of uncertainty when it comes to the status of Australia’s new temporary visa program following the axing of the 457 Visas, Professor Ruth McPhail of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing believes the local hospitality industry may see some hardships in some areas, but the situation may increase […]

Singing the best medicine for Parkinson’s sufferers

Arts Education Law
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They say laughter is the best medicine, but researchers at Griffith are looking at whether singing may be able to help improve the lives of Parkinson’s sufferers. Researchers at the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre are launching a new 6-month project to evaluate whether singing can help improve the communication skills and mental outlook of people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Griffith gives back for World Malaria Day

Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD)
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Do you know when malaria was eliminated from Australia or how many deaths were due to malaria in 2015? While malaria is not a disease most Australians need to worry about, every day more than 1000 African children die from this devastating disease. Australia has a long history of contributing to global malaria research efforts […]