Perspectives

Donald Trump speaking at a rally. | Newsreel

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
Read more 7 November 2024
US President Donald Trump. | Newsreel

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
Read more 7 November 2024
Gas-fired power station. | Newsreel

Is burning gas a necessary evil in energy transition?

By Roger Dargaville Both major parties in Australia see a significant role for gas as the world shifts to clean energy in a bid to avert dangerous climate change. The
Read more 7 November 2024
Donald Trump supporter. | Newsreel

Trump will be the next US President. What now?

By Steve Zeppa Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris conceded to her Republican rival this morning (AEDT)
Read more 7 November 2024
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris graphic. | Newsreel

Presidential race was close before election day

By Bruce Wolpe In the United States, the presidential race is deadlocked. The polls are exceptionally close across the country and in all the swing states –
Read more 6 November 2024
Care worker with elderly woman. | Newsreel

Care worker sleepovers under Commission’s scrutiny

Care workers who undertake sleepovers as part of their duties are the focus of a case being heard by the Fair Work Commission this week. The application was brought by
Read more 5 November 2024
Covid-19 drive through testing. | Newsreel

Will COVID lessons prepare us for the next pandemic?

By Jocelyne Basseal and Ben Marais The long-awaited independent inquiry into Australia’s COVID response was released this week, with lessons on how the nation could
Read more 30 October 2024
Person and robot playing cheese

What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity?

By Flora Salim In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the ominous title Superintelligence:
Read more 29 October 2024
The new Queensland Premier David Crisafulli.

State was all dressed up but not sure where to go

By Shane Rodgers There are plenty of ways to interpret the Queensland State Election result. One is that the LNP squandered a potential landslide win because of a
Read more 28 October 2024
The 1960s - when music broke through the restrain barriers.

Golden music age fading into the night

By Shane Rodgers Few would argue that the 1960s was a genuine turning point decade. It was when the term teenager really entered the language, and music broke through
Read more 28 October 2024