Perspectives

Australian Federal parliament. | Newsreel

Major parties tap into desire for the ‘Australian dream’

By Michelle Grattan If anyone had any doubts before, Sunday’s Liberal and Labor launches highlighted that this federal election is an auction for votes, in particular
Read more14 April 2025
Election leaders debates are losing appeal - Newsreel

Bored voters deserting leader debates

By Michelle Grattan The election’s first debate, on Sky News on Tuesday night, was disappointingly dull. Viewers who’d been following the campaign would have learned
Read more9 April 2025
The work from home debate has been over-simplified - Newsreel

Work from home debate largely missing the point

By Shane Rodgers When I was in Europe recently, I noticed a prominent billboard from Spotify declaring that its staff could work from anywhere “because they are not
Read more7 April 2025
The new US tariff regime has caused ructions across the globe - Newsreel

Trump tariff mathematics ‘full of flaws’

By Peter Draper and Vutha Hing On April 2, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new “reciprocal tariff” regime he says will level the playing
Read more7 April 2025
Australian beef has been targeted in the US's new tariff rules - Newsreel

Australian beef targeted in Trump tariff ‘liberation’

By Michelle Grattan US President Donald Trump singled out Australia’s beef trade for special mention in his announcement that the United States would impose a 10
Read more3 April 2025
Donald Trump is causing division everywhere - Newsreel

Trump is ‘putting the US on a war footing’

By David Smith US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is doing little to enhance his country’s standing abroad. But it is helping to reinforce his political
Read more2 April 2025
There has been fresh attention on DEI and CSG in recent months - Newreel

In search of a ‘sustainable norm’ on diversity

By Geoff Rodgers There has been heightened scrutiny on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in the global corporate
Read more31 March 2025
Australian farmers are facing challenges from many fronts - Newsreel

Pace of farming threats is ‘alarming’

By Shane McCarthy The challenges that face Queensland broadacre agriculture producers are mounting to a degree that is becoming unsustainable. AgForce members met
Read more25 March 2025
ABBA silicone figures at ABBA - The Museum - Newsreel

The curious case of Australia and ABBAmania

By Shane Rodgers For anyone growing up in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, Swedish musical group ABBA was an enduring part of the pop culture fabric. Looking back, the
Read more21 March 2025
Mars habitat. 3D render. | Newsreel

3D printers the tool of choice for Martian pioneers

By Sven Bilén Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds
Read more14 March 2025