• Power and progress

    Marina Yue Zhang     |      January 21, 2025

    In their latest book, Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson challenge the assumption that technology inevitably drives social welfare, contending that strong institutions and deliberate policy directions are just as important in shaping better outcomes.

  • Worshiping technology

    Charles Barbour     |      January 6, 2025

    A new book – Tech Agnostic by Greg Epstein – argues that technology has become the world’s most powerful religion and needs a reformation already.

  • Great ‘techspectations’

    Open Forum     |      September 17, 2024

    Though Australians like to embrace new technologies, concerns over security, privacy, and the loss of human interaction remain.

  • The future of work

    Open Forum     |      December 16, 2023

    The future of work in Australia is placed under the microscope by leading Australian academics in a new book that paints a realistic picture about the challenges and opportunities presented by new technologies.

  • The internet of vehicle theft

    Rachael Medhurst     |      August 13, 2023

    Technology that exchanges data over the internet to make transportation more autonomous, safe and efficient also makes it easier for criminals to steal your car.

  • Confronting China’s tech challenge

    Andrew Kennedy     |      August 13, 2023

    As China makes ever greater efforts to acquire advanced technology and other kinds of sensitive information through illicit means, other countries must become more capable of repelling them.

  • Here be monsters

    Charles Barbour     |      May 24, 2023

    Technology is developing fast – so fast that it threatens to overwhelm the very species whose genius lies in its technological cunning – Homo Sapiens.

  • Hey Google, tell me about Cleopatra

    Taha Yasseri     |      January 15, 2023

    Why was the article on Cleopatra the most viewed page on Wikipedia last year?

  • How business tech helps corporations and harms employees

    Charlie Fletcher     |      November 3, 2022

    While the importance of business tech in the modern world can’t be denied, it’s just as important to recognize the effects of technology on employees.

  • Falling into China’s technology trap

    Kai von Carnap     |      February 7, 2022

    China’s communist party sees technology as a tool to tighten its grip on internal dissent and extend its power overseas, and so Chinese attempts to standardise technology around the world should be viewed with caution.

  • Benchmarking critical technologies

    Samantha Hoffman     |      December 7, 2021

    Technology policy formulation has gained a renewed importance for governments in the era of strategic competition, but contextual understanding and expertise in deciding where to focus efforts are lacking.

  • A strategic investment fund for advanced technology

    Craig Mudge     |      December 4, 2021

    Australia is up with the best in the science of quantum computing, but new approaches are needed to address deficiencies in our defence and intelligence technology.