analysis The latest news from the Western AI Front is that Anthropic Inc, the US-based creator of Claude, has called for a "global freeze" on the development of AI, so humanity can catch up. Except it didn't really. In a long blog post on Anthropic's webs... See more
Childcare has become a system that almost everyone relies on, but very few think is working properly. Families pay a lot, quality is uneven, and after years of marketisation the sector is now dominated by for-profit providers. So how did Australia end up ... See more
analysis Is this the tax reform hill Albanese and Chalmers want to die on? Alan Kohler Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 5:00am Two questions hang in the air above the now decaying federal budget, like condors waiting for carrion. First, why is Labor spending the politic... See more
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a Silicon Valley fascination, a share market story, or something happening off in the distance. It is becoming a force that could reshape work, productivity, innovation, and the way whole economies function - and ... See more
analysis The last Australian immigration minister to argue for a specific target for overall overseas migration fixed to a percentage of the total population was Labor's Arthur Caldwell. Calwell's speech to parliament on August 2 that year became famous f... See more
