One of the most consequential choices ethical actors make is what they refuse to do, even when that refusal is costly. The post Understanding power and how to move it:
The tone of the South Australian election campaigns is better than in other jurisdictions, research shows, due to parties having to scrutinise every statement and provide evidence that the advertisement
Sinem Görücü via Better Images of AI, CC BYAustralia’s research and innovation system is “broken” and needs “bold reform”, according to a major new independent report released on Tuesday. Titled “Ambitious Australia”, it’s the culmination of a strategic examination of research and development in Australia, commissioned by the federal government
Australians, stoked by media beat-ups, are queuing at the bowser, with the nation having just 30 days of fuel reserves left. But the reality of our supply is far less
The presidency's many battles with the fourth estate go right back to at least 1798. The post From Trump to the founding fathers: The long history of America’s ‘Highly Unpatriotic
As digital infrastructure concentrates in a handful of tech giants, private platform monopolies are beginning to wield power once reserved for states. read now...
The closure of one of the world’s most important oil corridors continues to wreak economic havoc, but Australia’s navy is unlikely to join efforts to reopen it. Australia is not contemplating sending a warship to help reopen one of the world’s most crucial oil corridors amid global economic disruption. US
The US president has launched a series of extraordinary missives at America's allies for refusing to join his war in Iran, and the RBA has raised interest rates, flagging that
The NSW government has officially rolled out Australia’s first digital birth certificate. It’s a move that will allow young people between the ages of 16 and 21 to “verify their identity and apply for a range of licences and certifications needed to start a job, including Responsible Service of
The Australian Federal Police has again slipped the date for revealing who has won the work to undertake a major core systems overhaul of its critical National Police Check Replacement Project, which is on the runway to replace two siloed applications that date back to 2004 and 2010. In an
Victorian ombud Marlo Baragwanath has warned that the responsibility for treating people fairly cannot be outsourced to local government when small-claims handlers are engaged by the council. Commenting on the findings of a new publication about handlers engaged by councils to manage claims for injury or property damage falling below
Getty ImagesLast year, former Spotify chief economist Will Page compiled a report for the Australia Institute that concluded music streaming algorithms were “killing” Australian music. The report found that, between 2021 and 2024, there was a 30% drop in Australian artists in the top 10,000 artists streamed in Australia
One of the most consequential choices ethical actors make is what they refuse to do, even when that refusal is costly. The post Understanding power and how to move it:
The tone of the South Australian election campaigns is better than in other jurisdictions, research shows, due to parties having to scrutinise every statement and provide evidence that the advertisement
Sinem Görücü via Better Images of AI, CC BYAustralia’s research and innovation system is “broken” and needs “bold reform”, according to a major new independent report released on Tuesday. Titled “Ambitious Australia”, it’s the culmination of a strategic examination of research and development in Australia, commissioned by the federal government
Australians, stoked by media beat-ups, are queuing at the bowser, with the nation having just 30 days of fuel reserves left. But the reality of our supply is far less
The presidency's many battles with the fourth estate go right back to at least 1798. The post From Trump to the founding fathers: The long history of America’s ‘Highly Unpatriotic
As digital infrastructure concentrates in a handful of tech giants, private platform monopolies are beginning to wield power once reserved for states. read now...
The closure of one of the world’s most important oil corridors continues to wreak economic havoc, but Australia’s navy is unlikely to join efforts to reopen it. Australia is not contemplating sending a warship to help reopen one of the world’s most crucial oil corridors amid global economic disruption. US
The US president has launched a series of extraordinary missives at America's allies for refusing to join his war in Iran, and the RBA has raised interest rates, flagging that
The NSW government has officially rolled out Australia’s first digital birth certificate. It’s a move that will allow young people between the ages of 16 and 21 to “verify their identity and apply for a range of licences and certifications needed to start a job, including Responsible Service of
The Australian Federal Police has again slipped the date for revealing who has won the work to undertake a major core systems overhaul of its critical National Police Check Replacement Project, which is on the runway to replace two siloed applications that date back to 2004 and 2010. In an
Victorian ombud Marlo Baragwanath has warned that the responsibility for treating people fairly cannot be outsourced to local government when small-claims handlers are engaged by the council. Commenting on the findings of a new publication about handlers engaged by councils to manage claims for injury or property damage falling below
Getty ImagesLast year, former Spotify chief economist Will Page compiled a report for the Australia Institute that concluded music streaming algorithms were “killing” Australian music. The report found that, between 2021 and 2024, there was a 30% drop in Australian artists in the top 10,000 artists streamed in Australia