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How will AI impact human evolution?

By Rob Brooks What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have applied themselves to

What was (and wasn’t) achieved at COP29?

By Jacqueline Peel The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate

See what’s in new laws to restrict social media

By Daniel Angus The Federal Government today introduced into parliament legislation for its social media ban for people under 16 years. Communications Minister Michelle

Drink spiking messaging is erasing the perpetrator

By Jessica Ison, Ingrid Wilson and Leesa Hooker Schoolies season is here – and with it, warnings about staying safe while partying. For girls and women, this often

Are Brisbane’s rivers of opportunity floating away?

By Shane Rodgers Over time, Brisbane has often referred to itself as a “river city”. For good reason. We have a river and, by global standards, it is a pretty good

Will a $900m fund have any impact on productivity?

By Roy Green Productivity is the greatest structural problem in our economy, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers. He says there is “no higher priority for

Online games should not be included in social media ban

By Marcus Carter and Taylor Hardwick The Federal Government has announced a plan to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. With bipartisan support, it’s

Stadium benefits go well beyond the Olympics

By Shane Rodgers When Brisbane looks back in the future at decisions made in the next few weeks it will make some blunt assessments about opportunities lost or

Trump’s agenda when he is ‘dictator on day one’

By Jared Mondschein Trying to predict what Donald Trump will do during a second term in office is a fool’s errand. It is all the more challenging considering Trump has

What Trump’s economic plan means for Australia

By Susan Stone For months, experts and commentators have been weighing up what the possible return of Donald Trump might mean for financial markets and the global

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