Premium Insights and analysis Does Australia need nine governments? Australian Capital Territory Streamlining nine bickering governments is all upside with no downsides. But solving it requires each state to voluntarily yield its sovereignty.
Mental health issues impacting Victoria Police Wednesday September 22, 2021 By Joy Braddish Editors' Picks The snowballing effect of serious incidents along with everyday stresses can result in serious mental health impacts on members of Victoria's police.
Premium Interviews What the proposed TRIPs waiver says about shifting vaccine nationalism Tuesday September 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Matthew Rimmer shares his views about what the changing attitudes to a proposed patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines means for vaccinating the world.
Porter right to resign from ministry, but it’s not over Tuesday September 21, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks The curiosity of anybody who is a journalist, political pundit, and, of course, a user of Twitter, is insatiable, and going to be a problem…
PM heads to America as French ambassadors leave Monday September 20, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Scott Morrison is standing behind his submarines deal with the US and UK, despite the French government recalling its ambassadors in protests.
How will we fund the shift to a more sustainable future? Four experts explain Monday September 20, 2021 By Gayle Markovitz and Linda Lacina Editors' Picks Four experts reveal their strategies for promoting investments and approaches that are making things like energy transition and other key shifts possible.
How to find and fix hidden factories Monday September 20, 2021 By Dylan Walsh 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.
