How to find and fix hidden factories Economy & Industry When processes go wrong, people devise workarounds on the fly. Over time, these myriad workarounds become institutionalised.
Premium Interviews How technology and a pandemic shook the foundations for future of work Monday September 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Demographer Bernard Salt shares his predictions for the next decade of what employees can expect. ‘Working from anywhere’ is the new mantra.
Why does my internet connection feel slow and jumpy, even when my internet speed is high? Monday September 20, 2021 By Vijay Sivaraman Communications & Technology What do we need from our broadband for a good streaming, gaming or conferencing experience? A connection that offers low and relatively constant latency.
Premium Insights and analysis Vaccine deals pave the way for family vaccinations, but what about Australia’s global family? Monday September 20, 2021 By Hugh McClure Editors' Picks Alarm bells should be ringing about the hoarding and selling of vaccine doses between developed countries while the developing world watches on.
QLD police will use AI to ‘predict’ domestic violence before it happens. Beware the unintended consequences Friday September 17, 2021 By Heather Douglas and Robin Fitzgerald Editors' Picks An unprompted police door-knock would be unwelcome in most households — let alone one where police have previously attended to carry out searches or make…
Premium Insights and analysis Not good strategic policy to build nuclear submarines in Adelaide Friday September 17, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks It is a political choice, about creating jobs in Adelaide, not a good strategic choice. It would deliver a more reliable product if we were…
Premium Insights and analysis Defence about to embark on its most ambitious procurement task ever Thursday September 16, 2021 By Ian McPhedran Defence The announcement that Australia will build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines has not only angered France and antagonised China, it raises serious questions about nuclear…
Nuclear explosion of taxpayer money as Morrison trashes sub policy Thursday September 16, 2021 By Bernard Keane Defence Having already wasted $2 billion, the government has gone back to square one on a local build of nuclear submarines.
Smoke from the Black Summer fires created an algal bloom bigger than Australia in the Southern Ocean Thursday September 16, 2021 By Christina Schallenberg, Jakob Weis, Joan Llort, Peter Strutton and Weiyi Tang Editors' Picks This enormous, unprecedented algal bloom could have profound implications for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and for the marine ecosystem.
Historians were asked what find made them go ‘wait, wut?’ Here’s a taste of the hundreds of replies Thursday September 16, 2021 By Evan Smith Culture Historians, archivists and other researchers have great archival finds ranging from the quirky to the disturbing to the profound.
Premium Interviews Merit matters in the Australian Public Service Thursday September 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Matters What can someone with a long background with the ombud’s office, policing and compliance, and anti-corruption do for the APS? More than most people think,…
Premium Columnists Don’t oversimplify the policy discourse about violent extremism Wednesday September 15, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks All players might end up doing more harm than good if they try to tell a fairly complex and involved story about human behaviour in…
Premium Columnists Events, dear boy, are getting in the way Wednesday September 15, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory Events, especially unforeseen events, can derail even the best and most thorough plans made by politicians and public servants.
Dead water. The plan that failed the environment Tuesday September 14, 2021 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Economy & Industry In 2012 Australia signed up to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, a scheme designed to create a market for its water and to safeguard the environment.
Facing a complex problem? Here’s how to reframe it Tuesday September 14, 2021 By Apolitical Career Advice When faced with a difficult issue, start by revisiting the basic principles of problem reframing.
