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How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?

Australians think students are being asked to pay far too much for their degrees. Just under half (47%) of Australians surveyed by YouGov[1] in June 2025 believe a worker on an average income should be able to pay of...

Why Every Australian Should Hold Physical Gold and Silver in 2025
For Young Australians Not Able to Buy City Property Despite Earning Strong Incomes: What Are the Options?

Ley’s in a no-win situation as warring Liberal tribes battle over net zero

As Liberals prepare for Wednesday’s party meeting to discuss climate policy, one wouldn’t blame ...

The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences

If last week’s trillion-dollar slide[1] of major tech stocks felt familiar, it’s because we’ve b...

Albanese says Whitlam’s dismisssal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle
Anthony Albanese has denounced Gough Whitlam’s dismissal from office in 1975 as “a calculated pl…
BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them
The resignations[1] of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over d…
The Democrats are riding a blue wave, but major questions remain for a divided party
All of a sudden, the Democrats seem to be on a roll. Last week’s elections in the United States…
Trump presidency and Australia
Is Having Donald Trump as President Beneficial to Australia — and Why? Donald Trump’s return to…

AI makes measuring work performance a lot trickier. How do companies adapt?

Let’s be honest, even just writing this sentence has meant engaging with some very basic artificial intelligence (AI) as the computer checks my spelling and grammar. Ultimately, the quality and integrity of the finished art...

The United States is moving to discount obesity drugs - should Australia should follow suit?

Obesity is one of the major health challenges of our time. In Australia, around 32 % of adults live with obesity. The Guardian+2RACGP+2 Globally, nations are seeking ways to curb not only the burden of disease (type 2 diabetes...

New laws will force streaming giants to invest in local content – but it’s too soon to celebrate
This week the Labor government announced[1] it is poised to introduce a bill to parliament that will impose regulatory obligations on major subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services operating i…
Where’s nature positive? Australia must ensure environment reforms work to restore what’s been lost
For decades, conservation was focused on stemming how much nature was being lost. But a new era of nature positive[1] environmental policy is taking hold worldwide, shifting from preventing furthe…
Australia is facing an ‘AI divide’, new national survey shows
In the short time since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (AI) products have become increasingly ubiquitous and advanced. These machines aren’t limite…
Unmoored Ley has the appearance of a dead woman walking
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is looking like a dead woman walking. The latest devastating Newspoll[1], which has Labor leading the Coalition 57–43% on the two-party vote and Ley’s net approval at…

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