Swinburne’s VC got a sound-proof ensuite,but the uni won’t say how much it cost
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Swinburne’s VC got a sound-proof ensuite,but the uni won’t say how much it cost

A private bathroom for vice chancellor Pascale Quester has become the latest flashpoint in heated negotiations about university staff pay.

  • bySherryn Groch

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Qantas shareholders urged to reject executive pay packets

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Using the carrot and the stick to drive better corporate behaviour

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Alan Joyce’s pay cut won’t cut it with customers

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‘Value for money’? Nothing justifies the top earners’ pay packets
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‘Value for money’? Nothing justifies the top earners’ pay packets

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