• Defence and Security

    Learning from Ukraine


    Clive Williams |  April 19, 2026


    Land wars of the recent past were shaped primarily by the industrial-scale production of tanks and artillery but today’s wars are now being determined by the capacity to produce and deploy large numbers of unmanned systems at relatively low cost.


  • Artificial Intelligence

    When AI knows you better than you know yourself


    Grant Blashki |  April 19, 2026


    AI systems can detect your patterns across time, synthesise the data you provide it and present a distilled portrait of who you are which may feel clearer than your own recollection but we can’t let AI define who we are.


  • Society

    Global citizens in a divided world


    Alison Francis-Cracknell |  April 19, 2026


    A global citizen is “someone who is aware of and understands the wider world and their place in it” according to Oxfam, and building global citizenship has never been more important than today.


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  • Bede Harris

    How democratic are we?

    Bede Harris     |      December 14, 2016

    So long as the electoral system remains unchanged, we are condemned to an eternal alternation in power between Labor and the Coalition. That is not a democracy, it is a duopoly, as Bede Harris points out. So what is to be done?

  • Adrian Arndt

    Building homes, building hope

    Adrian Arndt     |      December 13, 2016

    When Tropical Cyclone Winston ravaged over Fiji last year, it left devastating ruin in its wake. Adrian Arndt went to the village of Nailawa to help with the rebuild and found incredible resilience amid the destruction.

  • Samantha Page

    Early learning key to improve education results in PISA and TIMSS tests

    Samantha Page     |      December 12, 2016

    The latest results of international tests like TIMSS and PISA showed either no change in math and science scores for Australian students while other countries improved, or even displayed a decreased performance of Australian students. Samantha Page, CEO of Early Childhood Australia (ECA), explains why improved access to quality early learning is essential to turn this around.

  • Catherine Fritz-Kalish

    GAP – Year in Review 2016

    Catherine Fritz-Kalish     |      December 11, 2016

    The end of the year is a time to reflect and gives us an opportunity to share with you how the GAP process has delivered to its members and to society as a whole.

  • Dr Kim Loo

    How to make your New Year sustainable

    Dr Kim Loo     |      December 9, 2016

    As the Australian Government’s climate change policy is struggling for credibility, it is more important than ever that we try to make a difference collectively and as individuals to help minimise global warming. Dr Kim Loo explains how.

  • Veronica Sheen

    The world of work is changing – what hopes for ‘productive ageing’?

    Veronica Sheen     |      December 9, 2016

    Age discrimination, tough performance criteria, funding cuts and offshoring of jobs – Veronica Sheen says we need a full understanding of what the ageing workforce is up against in order to improve things.

  • Catherine Fritz-Kalish

    Can Australia win the ‘space race’ to become a global innovation hub?

    Catherine Fritz-Kalish     |      December 6, 2016

    Encouraging innovation by nurturing spaces for creativity and engagement was the theme of Global Access Partners’ 7th Annual Economic Summit. GAP’s Managing Director Catherine Fritz-Kalish introduces the final report from the event.

  • Caroline Howe

    Too many candles on the birthday cake?

    Caroline Howe     |      December 5, 2016

    Australia is ageing. Between 2002 and 2042 the number of Australians over the age of 65 will increase from 2.2m to 6.2m. Dr Caroline Howe has tips to manage an ageing workforce.

  • The impact of population ageing and immigration on the Australian housing market

    George Kudrna     |      December 2, 2016

    As the elderly begins to downsize and spend their housing wealth (increasing housing supply), and a relatively smaller working-age cohort is generating demand, a decline in house prices should ensue.

  • Nancy Sadka and Josephine Barbaro

    ASDetect: an award-winning smartphone app for early detection of autism

    Nancy Sadka and Josephine Barbaro     |      December 2, 2016

    ASDetect – The inside story was featured on Open Forum in March 2016. The article described the research that underpinned the app, the vision of the academic team behind it and the spirit of generosity that made it happen. The app has gone on to win multiple awards including being named as a Google Impact Challenge Australia 2016 finalist.

  • Jenny Brockis

    Should we cancel Christmas?

    Jenny Brockis     |      December 2, 2016

    At such a busy time of year should we be worrying about the Christmas stress? Dr Jenny Brockis shares her thoughts.

  • Russ Grayson

    Activating health through community enterprise

    Russ Grayson     |      November 30, 2016

    What determines healthy ageing and how can we improve the lives of Australia's growing number of people who, willingly or unwillingly, have left working life? Russ Grayson kicks off our Productive Ageing forum with some ideas on how to invest in individual and community self-help.