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
Read more12 November 2024Perspectives
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 more7 November 2024
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 more7 November 2024
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 more7 November 2024
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 more7 November 2024
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 more5 November 2024
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 more30 October 2024
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 more29 October 2024
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 more28 October 2024
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 more28 October 2024