If supporters of Ben Roberts-Smith were genuinely interested in the truth, they’d ask the community to remember why these legal processes exist, and why we must let the wheels of
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A shockwave from Washington has rattled Australia’s once-steady economy, leaving policymakers to navigate rising inflation, slowing growth and a tightening fiscal squeeze. read now...
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au. Monday May 4 Can AI evolve? “This article seems to overlook that evolution of anything needs a physical mechanism for reproduction that can be influenced in
The economists of ten major banks have all but confirmed the RBA will raise interest rates again today following last month's inflation spike. Meanwhile, the 2026 budget is coming into
According to Greek myth, Sisyphus, as writer Robert Graves tells us, “always lived by robbery and often murdered unsuspecting travellers”. He is condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll back down to the bottom every time he reaches the top. An eternity of futile
A “significant cyber incident” involving an alleged attempt by a Treasury employee to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents has been downgraded in terms of potential government exposure. Less than two weeks after the charging of a state government official, the NSW Treasury has said the
The Australian Taxation Office has been revealed as a key new tenant in a controversial $800 million office development that will, upon completion, deliver Adelaide its first official skyscraper (160m tall) in the form of a 38-storey office block that sits cheek-by-jowl with the Parliament of South Australia. As the
Over the past 15 years, I have witnessed university students’ shrinking patience for reading – especially for reading “long” books. Increasingly, students also opt for audiobooks. While speeding up the reading experience, these fundamentally change what is noticed. The neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf suggests many students no longer have the
Arnaud Mesureur/UnsplashWords escape you. Your skin tingles. You are overwhelmed by how small and insignificant you really are, bursting with a feeling that is hard to define. This is awe. Awe is a complex emotional state we experience when the enormity of what we see or feel transcends what we
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesMusic superstar Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and image to head off the threat of AI-generated impersonations. But the problem extends much further than pop royalty. Anyone can be manipulated by the powerful technology: AI-created videos of you endorsing a politician you despise, images on
Gabriel Vasiliu / Unsplash Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button
David Gray/GettyThe Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the federal government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the situation is escalating, with the stage set for an international legal showdown. The Albanese government has been in talks with Landbridge Group, whose
If supporters of Ben Roberts-Smith were genuinely interested in the truth, they’d ask the community to remember why these legal processes exist, and why we must let the wheels of
A shockwave from Washington has rattled Australia’s once-steady economy, leaving policymakers to navigate rising inflation, slowing growth and a tightening fiscal squeeze. read now...
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au. Monday May 4 Can AI evolve? “This article seems to overlook that evolution of anything needs a physical mechanism for reproduction that can be influenced in
The economists of ten major banks have all but confirmed the RBA will raise interest rates again today following last month's inflation spike. Meanwhile, the 2026 budget is coming into
According to Greek myth, Sisyphus, as writer Robert Graves tells us, “always lived by robbery and often murdered unsuspecting travellers”. He is condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll back down to the bottom every time he reaches the top. An eternity of futile
A “significant cyber incident” involving an alleged attempt by a Treasury employee to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents has been downgraded in terms of potential government exposure. Less than two weeks after the charging of a state government official, the NSW Treasury has said the
The Australian Taxation Office has been revealed as a key new tenant in a controversial $800 million office development that will, upon completion, deliver Adelaide its first official skyscraper (160m tall) in the form of a 38-storey office block that sits cheek-by-jowl with the Parliament of South Australia. As the
Over the past 15 years, I have witnessed university students’ shrinking patience for reading – especially for reading “long” books. Increasingly, students also opt for audiobooks. While speeding up the reading experience, these fundamentally change what is noticed. The neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf suggests many students no longer have the
Arnaud Mesureur/UnsplashWords escape you. Your skin tingles. You are overwhelmed by how small and insignificant you really are, bursting with a feeling that is hard to define. This is awe. Awe is a complex emotional state we experience when the enormity of what we see or feel transcends what we
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesMusic superstar Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and image to head off the threat of AI-generated impersonations. But the problem extends much further than pop royalty. Anyone can be manipulated by the powerful technology: AI-created videos of you endorsing a politician you despise, images on
Gabriel Vasiliu / Unsplash Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button
David Gray/GettyThe Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the federal government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the situation is escalating, with the stage set for an international legal showdown. The Albanese government has been in talks with Landbridge Group, whose