Conrad del Villar/UQPDavid George Joseph Malouf AO, one of Australia’s most accomplished, internationally renowned and beloved writers, has died aged 92. Malouf’s novels are cherished by readers – from Johnno (1975), An Imaginary Life (1978), Child’s Play (1981) and Fly Away Peter (1982) to Harland’s Half Acre (1984), The
Politically, it’s a very bad time to be a baby boomer. It is not just that intergenerational equity has become, rightly, a priority for Labor. It’s also that this government, which always has an ear cocked to public opinion, is fully aware of the resentment towards boomers from
Australia’s Afghan war legacy is no longer just about battlefield conduct, but a humanitarian crisis deepened by the freezing of a nation’s lifeline. read now...
South Agency/GettyWhether it’s tucking into some toast, dumplings or a bowl of fresh pasta, humans love eating wheat. Wheat is the most widely grown cereal crop in the world. It’s produced by harvesting the dry, edible seeds of a type of cultivated grass. Once processed, these seeds can be used
A Moon mission dressed as humanity’s triumph reveals itself as a glossy rehearsal for American-led space colonialism, complete with billion-dollar bravado and a $23 million toilet stealing the spotlight. read now...
Joe FilmsAs early as the poetry of AB “Banjo” Paterson, urban Australians have been drawn to the pastoral fantasy of the outback, in which, as Paterson famously puts it, “the drover’s life has pleasures that the townsfolk never know”. The danger of this fantasy is what lies at the
Trying to book a flight right now can feel absurd. Qantas and Virgin Australia are warning that higher fuel costs and disruption linked to the Middle East conflict are putting pressure on fares and forcing capacity cuts. Yet both airlines are running major domestic flight deals amid softer demand at
Jacob Wackerhausen/GettyThis week, we learned older people in home-based aged care will no longer have to pay out-of-pocket for showering, dressing and continence care. This backflip will provide relief for those currently receiving services under the Support at Home program and the 100,000 or so people on the waiting
Net zero is now the path of the global economy, already reshaping business function across all sectors. The Executive Leadership Program equips senior leaders with the clarity, skills and confidence to respond to this transition. This immersive in-person course will teach you how to navigate the fast-evolving net zero landscape,
Jazz Money (left) and Matt Chun. UQPIs this the next step in cancel culture? The University of Queensland Press has scrapped 5,000 copies of a forthcoming children’s book, Bila: A River Cycle by Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money, illustrated by Matt Chun. The university’s dean of humanities, Heather Zwicker, cited
The eSafety Commissioner and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner have signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure continuing cooperation on privacy and online safety matters. Both agencies said the MoU will build on existing work they do to ensure people’s privacy and safety are protected when using the
Over recent weeks, speculation has grown about US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour during the US-Israel war on Iran. While questioning Trump’s mental fitness for office, various commentators have suggested he has malignant narcissism, Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, and is experiencing accelerating cognitive decline and a ...
Conrad del Villar/UQPDavid George Joseph Malouf AO, one of Australia’s most accomplished, internationally renowned and beloved writers, has died aged 92. Malouf’s novels are cherished by readers – from Johnno (1975), An Imaginary Life (1978), Child’s Play (1981) and Fly Away Peter (1982) to Harland’s Half Acre (1984), The
Politically, it’s a very bad time to be a baby boomer. It is not just that intergenerational equity has become, rightly, a priority for Labor. It’s also that this government, which always has an ear cocked to public opinion, is fully aware of the resentment towards boomers from
Australia’s Afghan war legacy is no longer just about battlefield conduct, but a humanitarian crisis deepened by the freezing of a nation’s lifeline. read now...
South Agency/GettyWhether it’s tucking into some toast, dumplings or a bowl of fresh pasta, humans love eating wheat. Wheat is the most widely grown cereal crop in the world. It’s produced by harvesting the dry, edible seeds of a type of cultivated grass. Once processed, these seeds can be used
A Moon mission dressed as humanity’s triumph reveals itself as a glossy rehearsal for American-led space colonialism, complete with billion-dollar bravado and a $23 million toilet stealing the spotlight. read now...
Joe FilmsAs early as the poetry of AB “Banjo” Paterson, urban Australians have been drawn to the pastoral fantasy of the outback, in which, as Paterson famously puts it, “the drover’s life has pleasures that the townsfolk never know”. The danger of this fantasy is what lies at the
Trying to book a flight right now can feel absurd. Qantas and Virgin Australia are warning that higher fuel costs and disruption linked to the Middle East conflict are putting pressure on fares and forcing capacity cuts. Yet both airlines are running major domestic flight deals amid softer demand at
Jacob Wackerhausen/GettyThis week, we learned older people in home-based aged care will no longer have to pay out-of-pocket for showering, dressing and continence care. This backflip will provide relief for those currently receiving services under the Support at Home program and the 100,000 or so people on the waiting
Net zero is now the path of the global economy, already reshaping business function across all sectors. The Executive Leadership Program equips senior leaders with the clarity, skills and confidence to respond to this transition. This immersive in-person course will teach you how to navigate the fast-evolving net zero landscape,
Jazz Money (left) and Matt Chun. UQPIs this the next step in cancel culture? The University of Queensland Press has scrapped 5,000 copies of a forthcoming children’s book, Bila: A River Cycle by Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money, illustrated by Matt Chun. The university’s dean of humanities, Heather Zwicker, cited
The eSafety Commissioner and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner have signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure continuing cooperation on privacy and online safety matters. Both agencies said the MoU will build on existing work they do to ensure people’s privacy and safety are protected when using the
Over recent weeks, speculation has grown about US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour during the US-Israel war on Iran. While questioning Trump’s mental fitness for office, various commentators have suggested he has malignant narcissism, Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, and is experiencing accelerating cognitive decline and a ...
