• The Australian way

    Marilyn Lake     |      October 20, 2025

    In his new book “We Should Be So Lucky – Why the Australian Way Works” Andrew Low looks to uncover the secrets behind Australia’s success and what it can teach the world.

  • Encouraging Australian AI

    Hassan Gad     |      May 16, 2025

    AI is shaping everything from diplomacy to defence, the question is whether Australia wants to shape those systems or be shaped by them.

  • Australia’s uncertain future

    Bernie O'Kane     |      August 28, 2023

    Australia has a rich but turbulent history and contemporary divisions between disparate generations, cities and regions, ethnic groups and social classes threaten to widen rather than close long-standing divides. In a major new essay, Bernie O’Kane reflects on the complex past, contested present and uncertain future of a land which will always be “vast, extreme, fragile and alone”.

  • AU AI

    Toby Walsh     |      June 4, 2023

    Artificial intelligence is going to touch everyone’s lives and Australians can now have their say about what to do about it.

  • Australia sprints into the space race

    Andrew Masterson     |      December 11, 2017

    The announcement of the first Australian space agency was greeted with enthusiasm by many who look forward to the research and economic opportunities it promises, writes Cosmos Magazine’s Andrew Masterson.

  • An update on the space race

    Dr Jason Held     |      November 28, 2017

    The international space industry has grown at a relentless pace since 2013 with considerable development also seen in the Australian market. Dr Jason Held, founder of Saber Astronautics, reviews his previous predictions whilst also playing soothsayer on future progress.