by Elizabeth Humphrys | Sep 18, 2024 | Australian History, Sport and Culture, unions
This week I published an article with my UTS colleagues Bettina Frankham (Media Arts and Production) and Jesse Adams Stein, (School of Design) in The Conversation Australia + NZ. In the piece we look at the socio-political context of hi-vis clothing in Australia, and...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Oct 19, 2023 | Climate Change, unions
In July I spoke at the All Hands on Deck Symposium at UTS, organised by Jesse Adams-Stein and Chantel Carr. Recordings from a number of sessions are now available on the website and Soundcloud. Law, Labour and Climate- Dr Frances Flanagan: Just cessation:...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Aug 29, 2023 | Neoliberalism, unions
The New Books Network is a consortium of author-interview podcast channels dedicated to public education. In August 2023 I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Reuben Niewenhuis about my book How Labour Built Neoliberalism. You can listen via their website, as...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Aug 24, 2023 | Australian History, Technology, unions
Photo by Steve Koukoulas In episode 2 of the UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences workshop and podcast series ‘Technology and …’ Daryna Zhyvohliadova and I explore technology’s relationship to cultural heritage from two different...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Jun 8, 2023 | Australian Economy, Climate Change, unions
The following post was first published on the Progress in Political Economy blog Exposure to high heat and humidity in the workplace is a critical health and safety issue, and in Australia, where heat waves are occurring with more frequency and intensity as a result...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Apr 21, 2022 | Australian Economy, Climate Change, unions
This week the first journal article based on my research with the United Workers Union, conducted with James Goodman and Freya Newman, was published in Economic and Labour Relations Review. The United Workers Union is one of the largest blue-collar...
