Science, Technology and Innovation
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Banking in the Age of AI: Who Makes the Decision?
People trusted institutions with their money. Institutions assessed risk, provided credit, processed payments and offered financial advice. Evelyn Tuma Technology…
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Hiroshima at 81: Remembering the Dawn of the Nuclear Age in an Era of Renewed Global Risk
The anniversary of the first atomic bombing serves as both a historical reflection and a reminder of the urgent need…
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AI needs its own Paris Agreement
AI is advancing faster than societies, laws and institutions can adapt, making international governance, verification and shared oversight essential. Ana…
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Renewables-powered data centres could revive Australia’s regions
Renewable energy, data centres and energy-intensive industries could shift economic growth towards regional Australia, where power can be generated and…
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Australia should not copy America’s China research retreat
Australia’s most influential STEM research increasingly depends on collaboration with China, yet excessive security settings risk pushing universities and researchers…
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Prescribed burning’s impact on biodiversity
Research into frequent prescribed burning in a globally important hotspot in southwestern Western Australia reveals a negative impact on endangered…
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Our poisoned chalice
Unsafe water already kills millions, while scarcity, PFAS, endocrine disruptors, industrial waste and AI’s thirst are turning clean water into…
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Beyond Batteries and Hydrogen
The future of clean mobility will not be shaped by a single winning technology, but by choosing the right solution…
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Children’s Rights Should Guide Japan’s Online Safety Policy
Protecting Data of Children Is the First Step Kanae Doi Japan Director In June, a working group at Japan’s Internal…
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A nature-based food revolution
Forget AI. Julian Cribb Pearls and Irritations The technological advance that will save the most human lives is being led…
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From Knowledge to Intelligence Infrastructure
AI will not simply give us more answers. Christos Karapiperis It will turn knowledge into infrastructure. The question is whether…
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Beyond Medicine: Science, Art and Better Mental Health
Modern medicine has made great progress. Dinos Toumazos New research in psychiatry, neuroscience and psychology helps doctors understand mental illness…
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Australia must have an ambitious research policy to underpin economic transformation
In a speech marking the 20th anniversary of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), Kim Carr warns that Australia…
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A Second Pair of Eyes for a Healthier Future
The most important medical breakthrough of the coming decades may not be a new drug or a new machine. Dinos…
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Beyond Treatment
The goal is not only to help people overcome illness. Dinos Toumazos It is to help them reconnect with life.…
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One Nation, science and democracy – the trust deficit in Australia
The rise of anti-establishment politics reflects a deeper loss of confidence in Australia’s economic model, making investment in science, research…
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