No major gaffes and no knockout punch: the first leaders’ debate was a pedestrian affair
With all the usual policy issues canvassed, neither leader made a major mistake, but neither did they land any significant ...
Politics aside, new research shows there are good financial reasons to back working from home
Working from home has become a contentious election issue, particularly for the Coalition which has swung from opposing to ...
Labor’s $1 billion for mental health is good news for young people in particular – but leaves some gaps
The Labor government has announced it would invest A$1 billion in mental health if re-elected to provide more Australians – ...
Donald Trump has gatecrashed the federal election. It’s creating huge challenges for Australia’s next government
The US alliance will endure despite Trump’s efforts to upend the global order. But whoever wins the May 3 election must boost ...
The trouble with Labor in Victoria - and what reckoning there might be at the federal election
We’ve been here before - a state Labor government on the nose, a federal election looming, and federal Labor desperate to ...
If Australia switched to EVs, we’d be more reliant on China’s car factories – but wean ourselves off foreign oil
Electric cars charged with locally made electricity can boost Australia’s energy security. That’s great – if we avoid relying on just one EV producing nation ...
Rwanda’s image abroad: how western countries are beginning to turn their backs
Western actors have grown exasperated with Rwanda’s impunity and have been forced to change tack. Quiet shuttle diplomacy, ...
Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now
The US accounts for 4% of South Africa’s agricultural exports. The biggest agricultural exports to the US are citrus, wine, ...
The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress
Soil erosion, water pollution, waste production and the loss of biodiversity are among multiple pressures degrading New ...
Selling your old laptop or phone? You might be handing over your data too
Discarded or resold electronics often retain sensitive personal and corporate information. Simply deleting files or ...
New research shows digital technology is linked to reduced wellbeing in young kids. So what can parents do?
A new study looks at the impact of tech on little kids’ wellbeing, social skills and behaviour. It includes data from more ...
How the small autonomous region of Puntland found success in battling Islamic State in Somalia
Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the ...