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In a world where robots work better than humans, how will we cope? We need to rethink our jobs-based economy.
With the last major court case cleared, Adani is free to proceed with its Carmichael coal mine. But the business case is not looking good.
Freedom of speech does not mean you can say anything to anyone, regardless of the damage it does – an important consideration in the debate over a same-sex marriage plebiscite.
A landmark decision by the European Commission ordering Apple to pay €13 billion in tax sends a tough message to other multinationals.
When botany and linguistics collide: pumpkins are fruits and there’s technically no such thing as a vegetable. But try telling that to a five-year-old and see how far you get.
In 1983, a groundbreaking inquiry into the economic circumstances of artists released a report containing a string of recommendations. Thirty three years on, the inquiry’s chair asks, what has changed?
Naloxone is used as an “antidote” for opioid overdose which includes heroin, and opioid pain medicines such as morphine, fentanyl and codeine.
Fred Smith is no ordinary Australian diplomat. In postings served in the Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan, he built relationships with tribal leaders while continuing his side-career as a folk musician.
Hangzhou is hosting the G20 summit and China is anxious to present a positive picture of the country to the world, but the official attitude to non-compliant citizens isn’t helping.
The Constitution’s external affairs power does not support Section 18C. And the section also impermissibly infringes the implied freedom of political communication.
Without data centres the world stops. We explored the inner Sydney suburb of Alexandria to learn more about these critical infrastructures.
Teacher education is set to become increasingly part-time, female-dominated, with more teachers working outside their area of expertise.
We have an oversupply of teachers, a lack of specialist teachers and an undervalued profession.
New research suggests devils are evolving rapidly in response to their highly lethal transmissible cancer, and that the devils could save themselves.
Victoria will permanently ban unconventional gas, and extend a moratorium on onshore gas until 2020.
An open letter from 190 solar energy researchers in defence of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, which has funded world-leading research.
Until 2013, Australian state and territory laws allowed forcing people into psychiatric treatment if it was thought necessary to protect them from serious harm – even if they competently refused it.
One thing became dramatically apparent in the economic sphere following the Cold War: capitalism was ubiquitous, but it looked very different in Japan, Germany, the US and China.
Business Briefing: hack-proof, how business can stay ahead in cybersecurity
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Businesses are going about cybersecurity the wrong way and need to go back to the question: what are you trying to protect?
Sydney Theatre Company now has an interim artistic director, after the sudden departure of Jonathan Church. A flagship theatre company can transform a city’s view of its place in the world, which is why the role is so important.
An expert panel has announced that we truly are living in the geological era defined by humanity’s fingerprint. But is it as simple as that, and does it leave “Anthropocene science” open to attack?
There are a few necessary ingredients for the effective regulation of any political donations system.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is facing a $1.3 billion budget chop as part of the federal government’s savings measures. But sacrifice the lead agency for green energy development
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s Kon Karapanagiotidis said that what a politician can claim for a one night stay in Canberra is equivalent to an entire week on Newstart. Is that true?