RBA cuts interest rates, ready to respond again if the economy weakens further

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock speaks at a forum during the World Bank/IMF meetings in Washington in April. Jose Luis Läs mer…

The government wants to contain NDIS growth. But ineligible people with disability also need support

PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/ShutterstockEnsuring the provision of high quality disability services will pose a significant challenge for the Albanese Läs mer…

Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, Western Australia

New federal Environment Minister Murray Watt is in Western Australia this week to reboot nature law reform. Reform stalled in Läs mer…

Follow the money: the organisations that spent the most on social media during the election

The Conversation , CC BYSocial media advertising is an increasingly important frontier in election campaigns. Political parties, candidates and Läs mer…

There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual

Making Jakarta their first overseas visit has become a set piece for newly elected Australian prime ministers dating back to Läs mer…

AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them

Studio Romantic/ShutterstockArtificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work – not least, the process of hiring, Läs mer…

Labor’s second-term defence priorities – could they include a pact with Europe?

1000 Words/ShutterstockAn apt metaphor for the Department of Defence in Labor’s second term might be the Titanic. The good Läs mer…

David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split

Nationals’ leader David Littleproud has singled out nuclear energy as a key reason for his party’s spectacular split from the Läs mer…