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During his recent Lowy Lecture address, ASIO chief Mike Burgess made questionable claims about social cohesion, trust in institutions and values, writes Jaron Sutton. It’s a good thing that Burgess ...

Tasmania has become Australia's new logging hotspot, wasting public money while destroying our native forests. Tom de Kadt reports. LAST WEEK, the Australian Conservation Foundation released research ...

A new OECD report warns that without coherent strategy and collaboration, Australia’s tech ambitions risk collapsing under bureaucracy and complacency, writes Paul Budde. THE OECD’s Science, ...

The numbers confirm Australia’s economy is responding to global conditions better than most, as Alan Austin reports. THIS WEEK’S number is 46. Australia has now had its jobless rate below 4.6% for 46 ...

A landmark new book, expanding on Rachel Perkins’ acclaimed documentary, confronts the truth of the Frontier Wars — the violence, resistance and silence that defined Australia’s colonial past, writes ...

While the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the courts are successfully prosecuting hundreds of tax dodgers, the cheats keep trying, as Alan Austin reports. THREE WEEKS AGO, a handyman from Melton, ...

The U.S. dollar is a major currency of the global financial ecosystem and its rate against the EUR is highly regarded by investors and international businesses. Foreign exchange rates can swing widely ...

As drones and quantum sensors redefine the rules of modern warfare, Australia’s costly AUKUS submarine program risks becoming an outdated investment in a world where stealth no longer exists, writes ...

The New York Times’ timid epiphany exposes how America’s media helped pave Trump’s road to authoritarianism, writes Dr Victoria Fielding. Somewhat like the police turning up days after the robber has ...

AI is reshaping Australia’s digital and energy foundations, demanding a bold rethink of how the nation powers and connects its future, writes Paul Budde. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) is no longer just ...

Having moved on from his role as Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton has passed on a backlog of asylum seekers vulnerable to exploitation, writes Dr Abul Rizvi. MOST AUSTRALIANS would be surprised to ...