Forget the commute. Avoid the filthy office kitchen. And never again listen to that colleague with the annoying laugh. New technology and some fresh thinking means the 21st century Australian breadwinner will spend an increasing amount of time working from home.  By Ryan Sheales andAnnie Rahilly.

The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics and Melbourne Business School have announced they will forge closer ties into the future. By Ryan Sheales.

Over its 50 years the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research has become Australia’s leading and longest-standing economic research institute. A history and conference are scheduled to celebrate its half century. By Eoin Hahessy. 

It’s a long way from the top of Australia to its southernmost mainland city. But for a group of business and economics students, the journey proved to be well worth taking. By Gabrielle Murphy. 

For the thousands of people affected by irrelevant criminal records discrimination each year, the past is never really the past. Kate O’Hara looks at a student engagement project trying to turn the tide.

The University of Melbourne undergraduate team has placed first in the prestigious McGill International Case Competition. Navina Smith sits down with some of the students and staff involved to chat about the competition and how it has enhanced their learning experience.