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
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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
First US tariff hit minor, but beware of ripple effects
By Lisa Toohey
“Unjustified” and “not the way that friends and allies should be treated”. That’s how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny
Read more13 March 2025
Alfred took our beaches, but the sand will return
By Javier Leon
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches.
Beaches in South-East
Read more13 March 2025