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How Australians are getting smarter about what they buy and why it matters

Australian consumers have become noticeably more deliberate about how they spend.  
What is a roof ventilation system?

While there are several ventilation system types, this article will expound more on the roof ...  
Calls for reform as remote work exposes compensation gaps

Workers, doctors and lawyers unite in calls for urgent reform to fix a system described as adve ...  
The silent mineral deficiency no one talks about

Once rich with magnesium and life, Australia’s soils are running on empty — and so are we.  
Chatbot unions: The dawn of AI marriages

As AI companionship enters the realm of marriage, the lines between affection, obsession and ...  
Calls grow for media reform as fear-driven news hurts the vulnerable

With anxiety rising among older Australians, critics say the media must answer for the human cost ...  
Chatbot psychosis: The human cost of AI companions

As AI chatbots become more emotionally responsive, researchers warn that human dependency and ...  
The cost of owning a car is climbing: Here's how to beat the price hikes

Australia’s cost-of-living crisis has hit households in a variety of ways — some expected and ...  
New emergency call reforms don’t go far enough

The Federal Government’s new emergency call reforms mark progress, but Australia still lacks a ...  
The new authoritarianism: AI turns convenience into control

From Facebook’s data scandal to AI-driven surveillance, technology is reshaping democracy by ...  
What Bendigo Bank does in the shadows

When even community banks start acting like the Big Four, it’s clear that regional Australia’s ...  
The price of privilege: When wealth buys moral bankruptcy

As the world burns, the rich raise a glass — and the bill is paid in conscience, not cash.  
NBN fibre rollout reaches A.C.T. in long-delayed final phase

The A.C.T. becomes the last major region to transition from outdated copper to fibre-to-the-pre ...  
Government poised to betray creators in AI copyright grab

Labor’s plans to loosen copyright protections for artificial intelligence threaten the liveli ...  
OECD slams broadband inequality in Australia

A new OECD report highlights how Australia’s broadband system, once ambitious, is now fuelling ...  
Australia’s rort addiction needs more than audits, it needs ethics

Rorting has become so embedded in Australian life, only a national revival of ethics can hope to ...  
Australia’s excellent productivity masked by flawed statistics

Alan Austin has contributed to the Albanese Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable. This is the ...  
Fibre after the fact: NBN’s retrofit scramble confirms flawed copper legacy

Australia’s NBN rollout has become a masterclass in how to do broadband the wrong way — and ...  
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