Dimitri Otis / Getty ImagesMeta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also making big investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The link seems obvious. Meta’s chief people officer, Janelle Gale, said the job cuts – about 10% of staff
Got a mouse in your house? That thought alone may terrify you. Now imagine if mice were scampering through your house, rummaging in your pantry or even running across your face at night. That sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but it’s what many Australians have experienced when living through
A sweeping exploration of fatherhood in Australia, from policy and history to deeply personal memory, revealing how much has changed and how much still hasn’t. read now...
Jessie Casson/GettyThis week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next four years, a decision NDIS Minister Mark Butler has called “hard” but “unavoidable and urgent”. This reduction will rely on tightening the eligibility criteria.
Cottonbro studio/PexelsOne of Australia’s most-used tenancy application platforms has breached privacy laws, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has ruled. 2Apply, owned by InspectRealEstate, is a third-party platform that has processed more than 8.5 million tenancy applications. The commissioner launched an investigation into 2Apply in March last year. In ...
Ron Lach/PexelsHave you ever noticed that cancelling some subscriptions feels as simple as walking out a clearly marked “exit” door, while others are like trying to escape a complex maze? It’s one of the big frustrations of modern life. Relief could be on the horizon in Australia, as the
If the news of former ABC Sydney radio presenter James Valentine’s death hit you hard, and you’re wondering why, it makes sense to me. For many listeners, the strange part is not just the grief but having to account for it. He wasn’t your friend. Or was he? He
A film shaped by cynicism and legal concerns, the new Michael Jackson biopic is a thoroughly depressing affair. The post Michael is a failure on every single level appeared first
Tolga Akmen/EPAThree days ago, People magazine posted a clip from an interview with actor Anne Hathaway, who is currently on a global press tour. One of the questions concerned Hathaway’s feelings about ageing. In her response she – a non-Muslim – casually threw the word “inshallah” in mid-sentence. The
The Australian government just released the 2026 report of the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. The committee was asked to explore ways to reduce barriers to economic inclusion for people who experience severe disadvantage. A crucial part of this task is to identify who are the most disadvantaged groups in Australia.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was one of the first world leaders to speak out about the “ruptured” world order caused by the Trump administration in the United States. He called for middle powers to band together to safeguard what’s left of the liberal world order. But what role
Dimitri Otis / Getty ImagesMeta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also making big investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The link seems obvious. Meta’s chief people officer, Janelle Gale, said the job cuts – about 10% of staff
Got a mouse in your house? That thought alone may terrify you. Now imagine if mice were scampering through your house, rummaging in your pantry or even running across your face at night. That sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but it’s what many Australians have experienced when living through
A sweeping exploration of fatherhood in Australia, from policy and history to deeply personal memory, revealing how much has changed and how much still hasn’t. read now...
Jessie Casson/GettyThis week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next four years, a decision NDIS Minister Mark Butler has called “hard” but “unavoidable and urgent”. This reduction will rely on tightening the eligibility criteria.
Cottonbro studio/PexelsOne of Australia’s most-used tenancy application platforms has breached privacy laws, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has ruled. 2Apply, owned by InspectRealEstate, is a third-party platform that has processed more than 8.5 million tenancy applications. The commissioner launched an investigation into 2Apply in March last year. In ...
Ron Lach/PexelsHave you ever noticed that cancelling some subscriptions feels as simple as walking out a clearly marked “exit” door, while others are like trying to escape a complex maze? It’s one of the big frustrations of modern life. Relief could be on the horizon in Australia, as the
If the news of former ABC Sydney radio presenter James Valentine’s death hit you hard, and you’re wondering why, it makes sense to me. For many listeners, the strange part is not just the grief but having to account for it. He wasn’t your friend. Or was he? He
A film shaped by cynicism and legal concerns, the new Michael Jackson biopic is a thoroughly depressing affair. The post Michael is a failure on every single level appeared first
Tolga Akmen/EPAThree days ago, People magazine posted a clip from an interview with actor Anne Hathaway, who is currently on a global press tour. One of the questions concerned Hathaway’s feelings about ageing. In her response she – a non-Muslim – casually threw the word “inshallah” in mid-sentence. The
The Australian government just released the 2026 report of the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. The committee was asked to explore ways to reduce barriers to economic inclusion for people who experience severe disadvantage. A crucial part of this task is to identify who are the most disadvantaged groups in Australia.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was one of the first world leaders to speak out about the “ruptured” world order caused by the Trump administration in the United States. He called for middle powers to band together to safeguard what’s left of the liberal world order. But what role