• Society

    Science needs to tell its story


    Peter Doherty |  April 26, 2024


    In one sense, Trump has done the world of intellectual inquiry a service: He is forcing those fighting disinformation to engage on a much broader front than just relying on critical thinking and a respect for evidence.


  • America

    America alone


    John West |  April 26, 2024


    America’s foreign policy has always been a battleground between isolationist and internationalist forces, according to Charles Kupchan. The tussle continues to this very day, and could intensify if Donald Trump wins the next US Presidential election.


  • Education and Training

    Universities face a cash crunch


    Anthony Welch |  April 26, 2024


    Government plans to reduce the number of overseas students are forcing the Australian universities which have come to depend on their fees to contemplate opening more branches abroad.


Latest Story

  • Rebuilding Australia after COVID-19

    David Lee     |      June 18, 2020

    There is a case to be made for a new Commonwealth agency to lead the recovery effort, built on the model of the Department of Post-War Reconstruction after the Second World War.

  • Whither Australia-China trade?

    Tony Makin     |      June 18, 2020

    The Australia-China trade relationship is currently under significant strain.  In the long run, increased protectionism would not improve Australia’s economic welfare. 

  • Taking child therapy online

    Sherry Landow     |      June 17, 2020

    A real-world trial has tested the effectiveness – and revealed the challenges – of adapting behavioural therapy to the online world.

  • Education in extreme times

    David Browning     |      June 17, 2020

    While the desire for a return to business-as-usual – or curriculum-as-usual – is understandable, COVID-19 is an opportunity for educators to re-think the relationship between school and life.

  • Why business leaders must invest in people

    Ebony Stansfield     |      June 17, 2020

    Reskilling the workforce for the future labour market could be one solution to the current job crisis. Indeed, investing in your employees post-coronavirus could be the smartest business decision you can make.

  • Facing up to our past

    Sharman Stone     |      June 16, 2020

    Australia’s history is complex and confronting, and needs to be known, and owned today to restore social harmony.

  • “One health” for the world

    Saba Sinai     |      June 16, 2020

    A “One Health” approach which combine animal, human, and environmental measures could help prevent another devastating pandemic and support a more holistic definition of security.

  • Is it the end of ‘Big Australia’?

    Open Forum     |      June 16, 2020

    COVID-19 has ended the immigration boom. In Australia, the tide of overseas workers and students that has contributed to 25 years of economic growth has stopped dead in its tracks.

  • From #BlackLivesMatter to real workplace change

    Michelle Evans     |      June 15, 2020

    Some may be sceptical of the business responses to the Black Lives Matter movement, but corporate activism can make a strong statement of support for social justice causes.

  • China plays the race card against Australia

    John Fitzgerald     |      June 15, 2020

    China’s latest travel and education warnings over Australian racism don’t stand up to scrutiny because they don’t have to. Our problem is not racism, it is Xi.

  • Why ‘the marketplace for ideas’ can fail

    Richard Holden     |      June 15, 2020

    Competition in the marketplace for ideas is different to competition in the market for ordinary goods and services and bad ideas don’t necessarily get left by the wayside.

  • Brand activism v slacktivism

    Ebony Stansfield     |      June 14, 2020

    Corporate brands need to do more than support fashionable causes to heighten their own profile. They need to take concrete action if they really aim to enable social change.