How China will lose the world

China seems to be on a path towards global leadership. However, according to Luke Patey’s new book How China Loses, with middle powers and developing countries pushing back against China’s overreach, China is unlikely command influence over global affairs.

What does a ‘Covid-normal’ workplace look like?

Workplaces are changing, offering more flexibility than ever, says a UNSW Canberra report. But not everyone has fallen in love with hybrid ways of working.

Ageism, is that a new word?

A new report suggests 83% of Australians think ageism is a problem, and 63% say they have experienced ageism in the last 5 years, but many are unclear about exactly what ‘ageism’ means.

Keep your eyes on the prize

For all the glamour and worldwide attention it brings, Nobel Peace Prize celebrity has a darker side, which all winners have to handle.

Watch out for Gina and her clan of billionaires

Dirty energy tycoons have been spinning narratives, peddling influence, and rigging systems to make unholy amounts of money. While at it, they’ve played nasty to checkmate innovative and people and planet-friendly solutions from competing on a fair playing field.

Australia takes the scenic route back to normality

As Australia emerges from the COVID pandemic, it must now face new challenges in terms of climate change and economic renewal.

How social norms drive positive changes

New Curtin research has shed light on why people adopt social norms or conventions, such as hand shaking versus fist bumping, walking on the left or right side of a footpath, or using metric or imperial measurements, by employing mathematical modelling of human behaviours and decision-making.

The ghost of pandemics past

How do responses to infectious diseases throughout history stack up to the measures being taken today against the delta strain of coronavirus?

Taking children into account

Government responses to COVID-19 have an overwhelming effect on almost every aspect of children’s lives and rights, with school closures being the most visible and significant impact on school-aged children, and their families.

China crisis

Could Xi Jinping be toppled by a coup d’état? In China coup, Roger Garside describes precisely such a scenario.

The Quad stands firm against China

The “Quad” alliance of Australia, the USA, India and Japan has become a genuine democratic bulwark against Chinese expansionism and is increasingly forcing Beijing to recalculate the costs of its aggressive stance against its neighbours.

The gen-Y democracy gap

New research finds there’s democracy gap for young Australian adults, with a distrust of traditional politics but a focus on civic mindedness.