Antisemitism on the agenda

After months of rejecting calls to confront and combat the growing wave of antisemetic violence across the country, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally summoned a national cabinet meeting to discuss the problem.

Surveillance state

From self-service checkouts to public streets to stadiums – surveillance technology is everywhere and a recent study suggests it’s unconsciously altering how our brains process information, as well as our conscious behaviour.

Mission to Mars

The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades but thanks to the dreams and money of the tech-billionaires and renewed superpower competition, the first people to walk on Mars may be alive today.

Do employers threaten free speech?

A new book by Josh Bornstein argues that corporations pose an increasing threat to public discourse and democratic debate.

Is this all there is?

Australians are retiring later than ever, but extended life expectancy means that a new sense of purpose is required alongside financial security to make the next stage of life worth living.

The burning question

The recent spate of attacks and hate crimes against Jewish people in Australia – the latest of which struck Woollahra in Sydney last night – demands a faster and more resolute response from the authorities.

Albanese must step up on anti-Semitism

Labor has been lukewarm in its condemnation of anti-semetic attacks and vandalism but despite the temptations posed by an approaching election, the parties need to unite behind combatting this scourge before social cohesion is further undermined.

Building a better defence

Australia’s lack of defence primes isn’t a problem but an opportunity for smaller companies to step up and supply the ADF with the new technology it needs for the 21st century.

Tackling racism in Australia

The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a comprehensive “National Anti-racism Framework” to tackle, if not eliminate, racism in all sectors of society and government.

Combating anti-semitism

Jewish people around Australia have suffered a rising trend of rising antisemitism since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 2023, so what can be done to arrest it?

The art of chatbot conversation

Next time you engage with generative AI, then, do so with caution. Remember it’s only a language model. Don’t let your habitual need for conversational cooperation accept a machine as a fellow human.

All is not well in Australia

The latest Wellbeing Index released by Australian Unity and Deakin University reveals that people’s satisfaction with life in Australia as fallen to its lowest level in the 21st century.