• Pacific

    All’s not well with the Pacific mobility labour scheme


    Sarah Gosper |  May 13, 2024


    As Australia seeks to press reset on its relationship with Pacific neighbours, centring the voice, rights, needs and priorities of Pacific countries regarding the PALM scheme will be crucial to maintaining stability and mutual respect in the region.


  • Human Interest

    Grandmothers could be the answer to adolescent angst


    Open Forum |  May 13, 2024


    New research has found that investment by maternal grandmothers into grandchildren who have suffered multiple adverse early life experiences could significantly reduce emotional and behavioural problems in these children.


  • Business

    Working together


    Nilufar Ahmed |  May 13, 2024


    As society becomes more individualised, with many people moving away from their community and family, the workplace has become an increasingly important source of meaning, connection and friendship.


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  • Apple crush

    Kim Watts     |      May 12, 2024

    Apple sparked outrage across the internet after releasing an advert for its new iPad Pro which unintentionally served as a dystopian vision for AI and big tech crushing, absorbing and appropriating human creativity.

  • Consultancy blues

    Marty Bortz     |      May 12, 2024

    The drive to privatise everything has led to consultants taking on the work of public servants. But at what cost? The PwC scandal in Australia highlights how the excessive use of consultants has very real implications for democratic decision-making.

  • Oysters ahoy

    Open Forum     |      May 12, 2024

    Dredging and fishing have destroyed thousands of miles of oyster reefs around the Australian coast, but a new project proves they can be restored to provide fresh marine habitat.

  • Are friends electric?

    Dan Weijers     |      May 11, 2024

    Modern technology has rendered us increasingly lonely, but rather than re-embrace real relationhips, technology companies want to solve the problem with yet more technology.

  • The birth and death of democracy

    George Lawson     |      May 11, 2024

    In their interesting, carefully crafted book on the problems facing liberal international order, Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon argue that the geopolitical predicament facing the Western democracies is premised on their domestic politics.

  • Standing up for the Uyghurs

    Ronald Brown     |      May 11, 2024

    International efforts to address human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region include targeted sanctions and legislative measures, so what action is Australian taking on this vital issue?

  • The people problem

    Open Forum     |      May 10, 2024

    Sustainable Population Australia is alarmed that the NSW Biodiversity Outlook Report 2024 fails to identify population numbers and growth as the underlying causes of biodiversity decline in the state.

  • Lobbying gets an orange pass

    Joo-Cheong Tham     |      May 10, 2024

    The recently released Senate report on lobbying in the Federal government passes the buck on improving transparency or strengthening legislation against bribery and influence peddling to protect democracy.

  • Beware trendy weight loss solutions

    Saw Pui San     |      May 10, 2024

    The diabetes drug Semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic) is being promoted by celebrity influencers and websites as an “empowering” weight loss aid but its long-term impacts remain to be seen.

  • Debt weight

    James Goldie     |      May 10, 2024

    One in three young Australians saw their HELP debt go backwards due to inflation last year, but new Federal policy announced last week should help partially address this spiral of ever-increasing debt.

  • The long road from innovation to commercial reality

    Iven Mareels     |      May 9, 2024

    We may punch above our weight when it comes to research, but we certainly don’t in realising the commercial impact from it.