• Artificial Intelligence

    Welcome to your friendly local chatbot


    Open Forum |  March 29, 2024


    QUT researchers have homed in on AI-powered chatbots in the local government sector to look at their benefits and risks, what they are used for and why, and how users view them.


  • Transport

    Car wars


    Open Forum |  March 29, 2024


    Medical pressure group Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) have called for the cross bench to reject the watered down and delayed fuel efficiency standard proposed by the Federal Government, and urged it to protect the health of Australians by requiring tougher vehicle fleet standards.


  • Energy

    The hidden costs of coal mines’ unquenchable thirst


    Open Forum |  March 29, 2024


    Investors and shareholders in Australian coal mining could feel the pinch as water-related risks increase amid worsening climate change impacts, tighter regulations and growing community opposition.


Latest Story

  • Debunking Australia’s excuse for climate inaction

    Matthew Agarwala     |      March 24, 2020

    Australia will face massive, disproportionate losses if it fails to invest in adaptation and resilience at home and lobby hard for regional and global decarbonisation.

  • An empty world

    Sara Oscar     |      March 23, 2020

    Images of empty public spaces – from the streets of Ginza, to soccer stadiums, to the Venice canals, to lone masked travelers on buses, trains and trams – evoke a sense of apocalyptic films and the end of days.

  • Supply chain shock

    William Ho     |      March 23, 2020

    While it’s impossible to predict the ultimate cost of the pandemic, business should take COVID-19 as an opportunity to learn the costs of under-preparation in the face of global risk.

  • Helping your children with schoolwork at home

    David Roy     |      March 23, 2020

    The Prime Minister wants to keep schools open, but the states are pressing for closures and many parents are already keeping their children at home. So, if your children are home from school, what can you do to support their online studies?

  • Endgame C – It’s time for a total lockdown

    John Daley     |      March 22, 2020

    Nobody likes talking about the COVID-19 endgame, but we need to choose one. The appropriate interventions – public health, government spending, and freedom of movement – all depend on the endgame we choose.

  • Politicians are part of the problem

    William Bowtell     |      March 22, 2020

    Australia’s politicians have bungled the nation’s response to the growing coronavirus crisis with a series of half-hearted restrictions and confused messages. It’s time for them to get out of the way.

  • A matter of trust

    Alan Petersen     |      March 22, 2020

    The public panic surrounding COVID-19 around the world, manifested in the hoarding of food, toilet paper and other basic necessities – is driven by a general decline of confidence and trust in authorities and credentialled experts.

  • How to care for yourself if you catch COVID-19

    John Thompson     |      March 21, 2020

    From managing your symptoms to good hygiene at home, if you have tested positive for COVID-19 there are some steps you can take to make your isolation more comfortable.

  • Who is your recycling hero?

    Sidrah Ahmad     |      March 21, 2020

    Activists from across the world, known as “recycling heroes”, are urging governments and organisations to act now to tackle the climate emergency and raise awareness of the importance of recycling.

  • Kids still need to exercise

    Open Forum     |      March 21, 2020

    As social distancing policies come into play and schools progressively cancel sports, excursions and extra-curricular activities, the temptation to fill the void with yet-more screen time should be avoided.

  • Masks, no gatherings!

    Victoria Li     |      March 20, 2020

    It’s not only doctors who are calling for more action to curb coronavirus. School children are starting their own petitions to urge their elders to protect people from the disease.

  • A global emergency demands a global solution

    Peter Drysdale     |      March 20, 2020

    Dealing with the crisis alone incurs only deeper health and economic costs. Tackling a crisis that knows no borders demands a truly global response.