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Opinion
6 August 2025
These jobs will thrive – but others may vanish – as AI transforms…

VU's Centre of Policy Studies explores the AI revolution's potential…

Opinion
4 August 2025
Some taxes are inefficient at any level. Even modest reforms will help
Opinion
29 July 2025
As post-election talks drag on, what will Hobart’s proposed stadium…
Opinion
29 July 2025
As Trump has pulled back from the highest tariffs, this chart shows the…
Renewable energy, wind turbines and solar panels.
Opinion
16 May 2025
Central planning is failing Australia’s energy transition
A female gymnast does a handstand on a beam in a gymnastics stadium. T
Opinion
8 May 2025
Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against our social media…
Opinion
10 April 2025
This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs
Inside of a stadium
Opinion
27 March 2025
Not just the stadium: what Brisbane Olympic organisers are planning for
Flooding on a road in Brisbane.
Opinion
11 March 2025
In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about & measure the cost of…
Opinion
11 March 2025
Replacing stamp duty with a land tax could save home buyers big money.…
The Hollywood sign
Opinion
4 March 2025
From the fashion to the speeches to the music, this was an Oscars of few…
A secondary teacher stands at the front of a classroom, with students in uniforms raising hands to answer questions.
26 February 2025
School bullying review - why the whole school needs to be involved
piles of books in bookshop
19 February 2025
What’s happening with US book bans under Trump?
A tennis player stands on a clay court holding a racquet.
20 January 2025
Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii…
2 January 2025
International student numbers in Australia will be controlled by a new…
Kids in cars
2 January 2025
How to get the kids through a long car trip without screens or losing your…
11 December 2024
Labor guarantees 3 days of childcare & 160 new centres. What does this…
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