Three reasons America’s democracy is under threat
By Bill Wyman
As the United States election draws closer, a scandal-plagued candidate may be returned to the presidency. Why is it still so close?
For just a few weeks
Read more22 October 2024Perspectives
The dangers of humanising artificial intelligence
By Raffaele F Ciriello and Angelina Ying Chen
For most of our history, we believed empathy was a uniquely human trait – a special ability that set us apart from
Read more21 October 2024
From ‘catastrophic’ to ‘just very bad’ for Labor: Podcast
Michelle Grattan, with Antony Green and Michael McKenna
Queenslanders vote on October 26 when, according to the polls, the almost decade-long Labor government is
Read more18 October 2024
Tech boost needed to maximise benefits of trade and travel
Outgoing Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram addressed the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra today. Here is an extract of his speech, focussed
Read more16 October 2024
Is Australia’s trade war with China now over?
By Peter Draper
Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN
Read more15 October 2024
Five myths around eco-friendly eating
By Dr Bianca Wassmann
Choosing food that is both healthy and good for the planet can be confusing.
“Organic beef”, “GMO-free” and “100%
Read more14 October 2024
Life expectancy for Aussies under 50 a concern
By Sergey Timonin and Tim Adair
Global life expectancy has increased dramatically over the past century, with Australia among the best-performing countries.
But during
Read more11 October 2024
Disasters signal march to 2.7 degrees of warming
By Thomas Newsome and William Ripple
You don’t have to look far to see what climate change is doing to the planet. The word “unprecedented” is everywhere this
Read more9 October 2024
Does my child need a tutor?
By Matthew White
School tutoring is a huge business. Australian estimates suggest it was worth more than of A$1.5 billion as of 2021.
In Australia, we see frequent media
Read more8 October 2024
Seven stages to understanding artificial intelligence
By Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer
You know we’ve reached peak interest in artificial intelligence (AI) when Oprah Winfrey hosts a television special about it. AI is truly
Read more2 October 2024