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Australia Day and work: How leaders can navigate complexity in 2026

January 26 means different things to different employees. Avoiding the conversation doesn't make tension disappear, says workplace culture expert Carla Rogers.

Carla Rogers · 2 min
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How to stop a sickie culture from taking root

With Australia Day falling on Thursday this year, an opportunistic employee might be tempted to ‘chuck a sickie’ on Friday to stretch the public holiday into a four-day weekend. While this course of action might be gratifying for the individual, it can compromise the employer’s bottom line – especially if a sickie culture develops and […]

Dynamic Business · 2 min
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Hangovers costing local business $5.6 billion every year

The 183 million litres of alcohol consumed in Australia each year isn’t just giving employees a headache, it’s also costing local businesses $5.6 billion in lost productivity, and this year’s Australia Day celebrations look set to deliver their fair share of hung over employees.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Aussies: Down but not out this Australia Day

With Australia Day this week it’s an opportunity to not only reflect on Australia as a nation, but recognise each person who in their own way has worked hard and contributed vital assistance, be it if they were affected themselves or they have helped following the floods.

Julian Smith · 2 min