George Heard/Getty ImagesIn the aftermath of the latest bout of extreme rainfall across New Zealand’s upper North Island, there were some familar scenes. Submerged pastures. Silt carried by swollen rivers and piled against bridges. Floodwaters surrounding homes whose owners were forced to flee. As we count the toll of these
There is a common myth that much policy and service design still assumes that citizens would read instructions carefully, weigh options calmly, and complete multi-step processes if it benefits them. The reality is more complicated. Behavioural economics and public administration research suggest that stress, scarcity, cognitive overload, and low trust
Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but he was enabled by a misogynistic health system that requires an urgent and major overhaul. read now...
Reactions to the prime minister's address to the nation have been varied as he prepares for a follow-up speech at the National Press Club today. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer and Donald
Australia Post has walked away from its much-vaunted foray into consumer digital services, telling customers that its Digital iD™ credential and accompanying app will be shuttered on April 30. The move kills off Australia’s first mainstream digital identity credential almost a decade after it was launched. The decision is a
Anthony Albanese has shared a message about the ongoing effects of the US and Israel war against Iran, warning Australians that the economic ramifications are likely to impact Australia for some time. In a national 7pm televised appearance, the prime minister said that while Australia was not an active participant
Libraries and museums will give Australians expanded access to a broader range of creative, historical, and educational works through the establishment of the first orphan works scheme. So-called ‘orphan works’ occur when the copyright owner of the material is unknown or cannot be located. Under the new scheme, there is
Getty ImagesThe Waikato is New Zealand’s longest river, central to the identity and practices of Waikato River iwi and a source of drinking water for nearly half of the country’s population. It is also becoming a case study in what happens when very different environmental pressures hit the same
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock has moved to put banks and multinational schemes on notice that an era of almost 20 years of financial institutions shamelessly exploiting the complexity of Australia’s electronic consumer payments market is drawing to a close. In an announcement that will leave key stakeholders
In a now notorious interview, actor Timothée Chalamet declared he only wanted to work in a creative field people valued. He was not keen on an art form like opera, “where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore’.” His comments predictably
Matt Palmer/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-NDIn 1967, catastrophic bushfires in Tasmania killed dozens of people – and very nearly destroyed Hobart. A year later, W.D. Jackson, Professor of Botany at the University of Tasmania, published a short but very influential article on why the fires were so bad. He suggested that
TiktokIf you’ve spent much time on TikTok recently, you may have noticed a strange new type of AI brain rot taking over: fruit dramas. These AI-generated short dramas feature odd-looking anthropomorphic fruit characters engaging in a range of ethically problematic behaviours. Many storylines, for instance, are based around affairs, racist
George Heard/Getty ImagesIn the aftermath of the latest bout of extreme rainfall across New Zealand’s upper North Island, there were some familar scenes. Submerged pastures. Silt carried by swollen rivers and piled against bridges. Floodwaters surrounding homes whose owners were forced to flee. As we count the toll of these
There is a common myth that much policy and service design still assumes that citizens would read instructions carefully, weigh options calmly, and complete multi-step processes if it benefits them. The reality is more complicated. Behavioural economics and public administration research suggest that stress, scarcity, cognitive overload, and low trust
Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but he was enabled by a misogynistic health system that requires an urgent and major overhaul. read now...
Reactions to the prime minister's address to the nation have been varied as he prepares for a follow-up speech at the National Press Club today. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer and Donald
Australia Post has walked away from its much-vaunted foray into consumer digital services, telling customers that its Digital iD™ credential and accompanying app will be shuttered on April 30. The move kills off Australia’s first mainstream digital identity credential almost a decade after it was launched. The decision is a
Anthony Albanese has shared a message about the ongoing effects of the US and Israel war against Iran, warning Australians that the economic ramifications are likely to impact Australia for some time. In a national 7pm televised appearance, the prime minister said that while Australia was not an active participant
Libraries and museums will give Australians expanded access to a broader range of creative, historical, and educational works through the establishment of the first orphan works scheme. So-called ‘orphan works’ occur when the copyright owner of the material is unknown or cannot be located. Under the new scheme, there is
Getty ImagesThe Waikato is New Zealand’s longest river, central to the identity and practices of Waikato River iwi and a source of drinking water for nearly half of the country’s population. It is also becoming a case study in what happens when very different environmental pressures hit the same
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock has moved to put banks and multinational schemes on notice that an era of almost 20 years of financial institutions shamelessly exploiting the complexity of Australia’s electronic consumer payments market is drawing to a close. In an announcement that will leave key stakeholders
In a now notorious interview, actor Timothée Chalamet declared he only wanted to work in a creative field people valued. He was not keen on an art form like opera, “where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore’.” His comments predictably
Matt Palmer/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-NDIn 1967, catastrophic bushfires in Tasmania killed dozens of people – and very nearly destroyed Hobart. A year later, W.D. Jackson, Professor of Botany at the University of Tasmania, published a short but very influential article on why the fires were so bad. He suggested that
TiktokIf you’ve spent much time on TikTok recently, you may have noticed a strange new type of AI brain rot taking over: fruit dramas. These AI-generated short dramas feature odd-looking anthropomorphic fruit characters engaging in a range of ethically problematic behaviours. Many storylines, for instance, are based around affairs, racist
