CEO Jeff Howard is out the door as Seven West boss, just as quickly as his predecessor also jumped from what appears to be a sinking ship. The post
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Trump goes into his 2026 State of the Union address lacking his most vital component — the energy of a showman. The post Ahead of the State of the Union,
The government is laying the groundwork to avoid shocking taxpayers on budget night. The post Prepare to tighten your belts — just don’t say the economy is going poorly appeared
The case for a republic has always been about nationalism. In the wake of the Epstein scandal, it is now about accountability and integrity, given the indulgence afforded Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
A federal politician and a war researcher have raised the alarm about Australian company Appen's use of global gig workers to train AI for US spy planes. The post
In search of fun in my late teens, together with two other fools, I ended up at the circus and inside the tent of ‘Madame Zorbic – a Famous Fortune Teller from Hungary’.
For a nominal sum, she peered into a luminous globe and told me that she saw me travel extensively. My sailor’s uniform was probably a dead giveaway. She also said that I would marry ...
Like any workplace, politics rewards ambition. Particularly in major parties, the incentives are clear: rise through the ranks, secure influence, accumulate power. The post Swimming with narcissists: What power looks
Photo by Trevor McKinnon on UnsplashA growing number of new housing developments feature a little known but powerful bit of tech: smart rainwater tanks. That’s where the rainwater tank next to each house is fitted with a little computer to open and close a valve that releases water. Software can
Despite rising data use and network growth, structural flaws in the NBN continue to shape affordability, competition and Australia’s long-term digital resilience. read now...
The AFP briefly evacuated the PM from his Canberra residence last night after an 'alleged security incident', and the ABS will release 2026's first inflation figures today, with headline inflation
The Australian Signals Directorate has not-so-quietly entered the enterprise software security market, publicly releasing its own malicious software analysis tool to safely extract and analyse nasty payloads and associated backdoor entry attempts to gain access to secure systems. The task was previously outsourced to major IT security players. In a
Michael Storer/flickrIf you stand beside Seven Creeks in Victoria or Spring Creek in Queensland, they might seem small and unremarkable. But these creeks flow into the mighty Goulburn and Condamine Rivers, and punch far above their weight. Small headwater creeks, at the beginning of a river network, act as
CEO Jeff Howard is out the door as Seven West boss, just as quickly as his predecessor also jumped from what appears to be a sinking ship. The post
Trump goes into his 2026 State of the Union address lacking his most vital component — the energy of a showman. The post Ahead of the State of the Union,
The government is laying the groundwork to avoid shocking taxpayers on budget night. The post Prepare to tighten your belts — just don’t say the economy is going poorly appeared
The case for a republic has always been about nationalism. In the wake of the Epstein scandal, it is now about accountability and integrity, given the indulgence afforded Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
A federal politician and a war researcher have raised the alarm about Australian company Appen's use of global gig workers to train AI for US spy planes. The post
In search of fun in my late teens, together with two other fools, I ended up at the circus and inside the tent of ‘Madame Zorbic – a Famous Fortune Teller from Hungary’.
For a nominal sum, she peered into a luminous globe and told me that she saw me travel extensively. My sailor’s uniform was probably a dead giveaway. She also said that I would marry ...
Like any workplace, politics rewards ambition. Particularly in major parties, the incentives are clear: rise through the ranks, secure influence, accumulate power. The post Swimming with narcissists: What power looks
Photo by Trevor McKinnon on UnsplashA growing number of new housing developments feature a little known but powerful bit of tech: smart rainwater tanks. That’s where the rainwater tank next to each house is fitted with a little computer to open and close a valve that releases water. Software can
Despite rising data use and network growth, structural flaws in the NBN continue to shape affordability, competition and Australia’s long-term digital resilience. read now...
The AFP briefly evacuated the PM from his Canberra residence last night after an 'alleged security incident', and the ABS will release 2026's first inflation figures today, with headline inflation
The Australian Signals Directorate has not-so-quietly entered the enterprise software security market, publicly releasing its own malicious software analysis tool to safely extract and analyse nasty payloads and associated backdoor entry attempts to gain access to secure systems. The task was previously outsourced to major IT security players. In a
Michael Storer/flickrIf you stand beside Seven Creeks in Victoria or Spring Creek in Queensland, they might seem small and unremarkable. But these creeks flow into the mighty Goulburn and Condamine Rivers, and punch far above their weight. Small headwater creeks, at the beginning of a river network, act as