Australia may be online, but a growing gap in speed, skills and strategy shows we’re losing pace with global digital leaders. Paul Budde reports. THE INTERNATIONAL Telecommunication Union’s new Facts ...

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A new book provides a sharp and unsettling examination of how Australia’s foreign policy is being shaped, steered and stretched by the strategic ambitions of a Trump-led United States. Bevan Ramsden ...

Despite repeated conference pledges and overwhelming public support, Labor continues to stall on signing the nuclear weapons ban treaty highlighted in a damning Four Corners report, writes Bevan ...

The Liberal Party Leader added: "Why else would we plan to cease all renewable projects? The clue is in the name, Net Zero — for zero action on climate. I don’t see what all the fuss is about, quite ...

Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to finally become a republic, writes Dr John Jiggens. IN 1999, Australia held a referendum to alter the ...

If we are to survive, unprecedented levels of cooperation are needed, no matter how unlikely. Mark Beeson writes. GLOBAL GOVERNANCE is failing. Nothing highlights this reality more dramatically than ...

The failed Voice Referendum was a fatal demonstration of the adversarial nature of our two-party electoral system, writes Dr Klaas Woldring. THE PRIME MINISTER was clearly very disappointed about the ...

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As AI chatbots become more emotionally responsive, researchers warn that human dependency and digital delusion may be leading to devastating real-world consequences, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. WE HAVE ...