Psychopaths at work: how to protect yourself from the hidden cost
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From psychological thrillers to true crime stories, people who depart from social norms can be deeply fascinating. Psychopaths most of all.
Working with or for a psychopath, however, is less fun.
The research generally agrees about 1 per cent of the population is psychopathic. This means they fail to develop the normal range of emotions, lack empathy for others and are more disposed to antisocial and uninhibited behaviour.
The Australian government has terminated its $1 billion deal with the University of Queensland (UQ) and global biotech company CSL s potential COVID-19 vaccine because trial participants returning false-positive HIV test results could have undermined public confidence.
The agreement to terminate the deal was made by the National Security Committee of Cabinet following expert health advice.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the UQ-CSL jab will not feature in Australia s vaccine plan.(Nine)
The Morrison government had agreed to purchase more than 50 million doses of the vaccine before the deal was abandoned.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed today the UQ-CSL jab would no longer feature as part of Australia s vaccine plan.