Good news from the River Murray: these two fish species have bounced back from the Millennium Drought in record numbers Editors' Picks Some clever engineering and increasing volumes of water for the environment are helping congolli and pouched lamprey to bounce back in record numbers.
Five ways the Reserve Bank is going to bat for Australia like never before Wednesday November 4, 2020 By Peter Martin Economy & Industry The most important of the five measures the Reserve Bank announced on Tuesday is the one that won’t whirr into place for a very long…
Opinion: government must shift focus from authority over people to stewardship of complex systems Wednesday November 4, 2020 By Thea Snow Editors' Picks We call for a shift away from government being about authority and control, and towards acting as stewards of complex systems.
Other awful years in history Tuesday November 3, 2020 By Claudia Hooper Editors' Picks Here's a look at some of the other thoroughly difficult years in human history – and how we made it to the other side.
Premium Expert briefings Confidence doesn’t always boost performance; why being realistic about your prospects matters more Tuesday November 3, 2020 By Gardiner Morse Career Advice Sometimes performing well means bringing delusions of grandeur down to earth; sometimes it means increasing your confidence so that it more accurately reflects your potential.
Her cabinet appointed, Jacinda Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen Tuesday November 3, 2020 By Richard Shaw Editors' Picks It is hard to overstate just how much control Ardern has over New Zealand’s 53rd parliament. Even before special votes are counted, the parliamentary arithmetic…
Explainer: what is the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission and how would it work? Tuesday November 3, 2020 By A J Brown Editors' Picks Three issues — resources, scope and powers — will determine if the new Commonwealth Integrity Commission can help restore flagging trust in Australia’s ability to…
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: Bushfire Royal Commission calls for mandatory consideration of natural disaster risk in land-use planning decisions Tuesday November 3, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has weighed in on vexed issues surrounding property and natural disasters by recommending mandatory consideration of natural…
Opinion: It’s on public servants to keep the good work up so that life is easier when the next crisis hits Monday November 2, 2020 By John Dalton Editors' Picks Good government is about receiving excellent policy advice. But that advice is only as good as the consideration in detail that it gives to implementation…
Opinion: Cormann leaves with pride — but also a question of what might have been Monday November 2, 2020 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Mathias Cormann was the ballast of three successive governments and displayed a diligence and discipline rarely achieved by his colleagues.
Without sustainable cities, global development goals will fail Monday November 2, 2020 By Alexei Trundle, Giorgia Fornari, Jessie Briggs and Michele Acuto Editors' Picks Any transformative global agenda must be localised within our current urban fabric, but the local decision-making for the ongoing expansion and renewal of cities must…
Japanese towns use this robotic wolf to scare off bears, and it’s terrifying Monday November 2, 2020 By Vanessa Bates Ramirez Editors' Picks In the past, towns hired hunters to trap bears or scare them off — so really, Monster Wolf is a textbook example robots stealing our…
We compared the language of populist leaders with their mainstream opponents — the results were unexpected Monday November 2, 2020 By Duncan McDonnell and Stefano Ondelli Editors' Picks Many of us like to think right-wing populists speak like fourth graders and their 'deplorable' supporters lap it up. Research shows, however, despite this convenient…
‘Three-peat Palaszczuk’: why Queenslanders swung behind Labor in historic election Monday November 2, 2020 By Chris Salisbury Editors' Picks Not a straightforward repeat of recent election outcomes in the NT ACT and NZ, this election panned out in ways particular to QLD'’s regional diversity,…
The Briefing: Bushfire Royal Commission emphatically warns of global warming, stops short of recommending emissions reduction Monday November 2, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements Report has made extensive references to the role of global warming in exacerbating future disasters, while framing…
