Apparently the only thing you need to guard against AI is a smart president... Meanwhile, Pauline Hanson's comments spark anger and her policies continue to generate criticism. The post AI
While the government keeps on telling everyone that our superannuation system, first introduced by the Keating government, is the best one in the world, One Nation and the opposition emphasise that ‘it’s your money’ and that people should have the right to spend it on housing or immediate cost-of-living pressures.
Today is the International Day of Democracy, a day to reflect on what probably defines the free world more than anything else. Notwithstanding, Winston Churchill famously described democracy “as the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time”. Perhaps
Office of the Australian Information Commission chief Elizabeth Tydd says her entire agency is buoyed by the “higher-order purpose of integrity”. The commissioner said the OAIC is galvanised by the Commonwealth integrity strategy‘s metrics on the release of information, and has significantly increased its productivity and effectiveness in that regard.
Australia’s childcare sector, professionally known as early childhood education and care, may have spent the past year in recoil following successive revelations of federal and state staff screening failures, but there are hard new longitudinal findings demonstrating that sufficient resources, placed where they matter the most, can change lives for
The way a product is labelled can change how consumers think about it. “No added sugar” or “99% fat free” can make food sound healthier than it really is. The same might apply to buy now, pay later schemes. Marketed as a convenient way to pay for purchases over time,
Arantza Garcia Ferrand at Adelaide's Dog-eared Readings. Jo CaseIn a world of doomscrolling and the prescriptive responses of AI, young people are increasingly turning to poetry: a form that is raw, honest and authentic. Poetry also invites the absurd and the experimental, making it a truly flexible way of facing
jose carlos cerdeno martinez/Getty ImagesAcross parts of the internet where young men trade tips on self-improvement, the latest project is scent. Deodorant is out and washing less is in. These “stinkfluencers” promise that the right aroma will work wonders on attracting a mate. But while humans can find smells
GettyImages Carlos Barquero/Getty ImagesLast week, the peak body for Australian universities called on the federal government to introduce concession cards and further discounts to all domestic uni students. Universities Australia says the measures would ease cost-of-living pressures for students. Under the proposal, international uni students would ...
Today marks one year since the Australian government released its National Climate Risk Assessment and the National Adaptation Plan. These documents were the federal government’s first attempt to identify what is at risk from climate change and how we can adapt to its impacts. The assessment identified 63 nationally significant
Some of Australia’s most powerful policy institutions are now being led by female economists. Between 2023 and 2026 came a remarkable run of firsts. Danielle Wood became the first woman to chair the Productivity Commission, Michele Bullock the first female governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and Jenny
Pauline Hanson's Please Explain/YouTubeThe political firestorm ignited by an episode of One Nation’s satirical animated series Please Explain was one of those rare moments in Australian politics that has brought together Labor, the Coalition, Greens and the crossbench. The July episode “Don’t Be Hastie” depicted Western Australian Liberal frontbencher
Apparently the only thing you need to guard against AI is a smart president... Meanwhile, Pauline Hanson's comments spark anger and her policies continue to generate criticism. The post AI
While the government keeps on telling everyone that our superannuation system, first introduced by the Keating government, is the best one in the world, One Nation and the opposition emphasise that ‘it’s your money’ and that people should have the right to spend it on housing or immediate cost-of-living pressures.
Today is the International Day of Democracy, a day to reflect on what probably defines the free world more than anything else. Notwithstanding, Winston Churchill famously described democracy “as the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time”. Perhaps
Office of the Australian Information Commission chief Elizabeth Tydd says her entire agency is buoyed by the “higher-order purpose of integrity”. The commissioner said the OAIC is galvanised by the Commonwealth integrity strategy‘s metrics on the release of information, and has significantly increased its productivity and effectiveness in that regard.
Australia’s childcare sector, professionally known as early childhood education and care, may have spent the past year in recoil following successive revelations of federal and state staff screening failures, but there are hard new longitudinal findings demonstrating that sufficient resources, placed where they matter the most, can change lives for
The way a product is labelled can change how consumers think about it. “No added sugar” or “99% fat free” can make food sound healthier than it really is. The same might apply to buy now, pay later schemes. Marketed as a convenient way to pay for purchases over time,
Arantza Garcia Ferrand at Adelaide's Dog-eared Readings. Jo CaseIn a world of doomscrolling and the prescriptive responses of AI, young people are increasingly turning to poetry: a form that is raw, honest and authentic. Poetry also invites the absurd and the experimental, making it a truly flexible way of facing
jose carlos cerdeno martinez/Getty ImagesAcross parts of the internet where young men trade tips on self-improvement, the latest project is scent. Deodorant is out and washing less is in. These “stinkfluencers” promise that the right aroma will work wonders on attracting a mate. But while humans can find smells
GettyImages Carlos Barquero/Getty ImagesLast week, the peak body for Australian universities called on the federal government to introduce concession cards and further discounts to all domestic uni students. Universities Australia says the measures would ease cost-of-living pressures for students. Under the proposal, international uni students would ...
Today marks one year since the Australian government released its National Climate Risk Assessment and the National Adaptation Plan. These documents were the federal government’s first attempt to identify what is at risk from climate change and how we can adapt to its impacts. The assessment identified 63 nationally significant
Some of Australia’s most powerful policy institutions are now being led by female economists. Between 2023 and 2026 came a remarkable run of firsts. Danielle Wood became the first woman to chair the Productivity Commission, Michele Bullock the first female governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and Jenny
Pauline Hanson's Please Explain/YouTubeThe political firestorm ignited by an episode of One Nation’s satirical animated series Please Explain was one of those rare moments in Australian politics that has brought together Labor, the Coalition, Greens and the crossbench. The July episode “Don’t Be Hastie” depicted Western Australian Liberal frontbencher