Our democracy remained imperfect – that same year, the Commonwealth Franchise Act explicitly excluded Aboriginal Australians from the federal roll except those already enrolled to vote in a state – ...

With Australia’s political institutions being key to its prosperity, do we require a form of conservative radicalism to ...

The prime minister forcing the treasurer to backdown on proposed superannuation changes shows this government’s direction – ...

John Anderson is a sixth-generation farmer and grazier from New South Wales, who spent 19 years in the Australian parliament including six years as deputy prime minister.

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Both Nettle and Brereton are entitled to judicial pensions – Nettle of about $366,000 a year and Brereton about $298,500. It is not clear whether they are receiving those on top of what they are being ...

Does a New Zealand start-up hoping to revolutionise the car-parts supply chain demonstrate how best to use AI? The story of New Zealand AI-based start-up Partly ticks a lot of the usual tech start-up ...

Talking to Karen Hao about writing Empire of AI underscores the difference between human authorship and AI’s text generation Sometimes it’s not the questions you ask, it’s the fact that you are there ...

A schoolgirl’s revoked acceptance into a learning camp conducted by a tech company highlights the lack of legal protections for children’s privacy In April this year, Melbourne-based lawyer and parent ...

Dark Emu appeared in bookshops in March 2014 much as most books do: with a brief publicity campaign arranged by its publisher. Bruce Pascoe was already something of a public figure – as well as ...

Researchers are testing the likelihood of AI turning on us – and the possibilities are at best alarming You can make the case that rapid change always brings existential dread. Or that there’s nothing ...