What the Olympics and shoplifting have in common
Artificial intelligence is colliding with elite sport and mega-events like the Olympics in ways that could soon affect our daily lives, in surprising ways. AI is being used to identify talented future...
7 Elo 202422min
Oat, full cream, soy: should you be drinking milk?
Previously, dairy milk was viewed as an irreplaceable part of a balanced diet. But things are more complicated now, and Australians are drinking less of it. So why the shift? Is it due to greater awar...
7 Elo 202411min
Teenage terrorists - Australia's radicalisation problem
ASIO and the federal government announced on Monday that Australia’s terror threat level had increased from 'possible' to 'probable'. Part of the reasoning - an increase in young men being radicalised...
6 Elo 202421min
Why the stock market is crashing and what it means for you
Are you in need of a go-to explainer on what the hell is going on with the stock market and how it could affect you? This time last week, everything was coming up Milhouse for Australian investors. Th...
6 Elo 202412min
Baghdad Nights: How Australia funnelled $300 million to a dictator
September 11, the Iraq War and John Howard’s prime ministership were among the most pivotal news events of the early 2000’s. But did you know that during that same period, Australia lived through its...
5 Elo 202420min
Why we're chickening out of a ban on gambling ads
Yesterday, Nine Newspapers reported the government was about to walk away from a near-total ban on gambling ads across the country, to instead focus on banning gambling ads from social media and other...
5 Elo 202413min
Your new AI 'Friend', or foe?
Would you wear an ‘always-on’ AI chatbot buddy around your neck to keep you company? Meet your newest ‘Friend’. Picture a small, white pendant – kind of like an Apple AirTag, about the size of a butto...
4 Elo 202420min
Daizy Maan Kaur is a shameless brown comedian
Daizy Maan Kaur is full of surprises and her name is one of them. She’s the founder of Brown Women Comedy and Soul house with a mission to create more inclusive spaces for south Asian and migrant wome...
2 Elo 202433min
