What Next Now: Uncovering and unlocking the things that hold us back
It was China that hacked our parliament: report
According to a leaked intelligence report, our government believes that China was behind February’s parliamentary hack.
Gen Y’s white noise colouring opinion
I’m of the mind that the more Gen Y talks, the less we’re actually saying. We espouse the “how” in favour of the “why,” and the only content born from this is directionless and blunted.
‘Climigration’: Whole communities are moving due to climate change
‘Climigration’ defines the forced migration of communities impacted by climate change. Louisiana was the first state-sanctioned move, but they certainly will not be the last.
Study: Crows love fast food too, caw at cholesterol increase
According to a new study, the average crow has developed a taste for the fried foodstuffs that litter the urban landscape. Soon as they figure out how Uber Eats works, we’re toast.
Current Affairs Wrap: Gladys faces loyalty test, Morrison cops it from Bolt and Google Earth solves a murder
What a week it has been. Gladys Liu faced questions about her loyalty, Scott Morrison was criticised by Andrew Bolt and Google Earth solved a two-decade-old murder mystery.
All our past we leave behind with Manus
The ongoing crisis at Manus is not just an issue that needs solving, it is also a slash across the face of the Australia we grew up idolising.
Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale sequel is an exercise in bold creative choices
Margaret Atwood’s long-awaited sequel to the Handmaid’s Tale is upon us, with the author making a series of dizzying creative decisions with the text.
These studies think you should just get a dog already
According to numerous studies, owning a dog is better for your mental health, career, happiness and will make you live longer.
The cool kids of LA are paying $5 a cup for instant coffee
For reasons unknown, the cool kids of Los Angeles have decided to hideously overpay for a cup of instant coffee. Awfully, they refuse our superior Australian fare. Boo.
Reversing your biological age is just a cocktail away
A group of researchers have sensationally discovered a cocktail of drugs that will reverse your biological age. Amazingly, they stumbled upon this chemical fountain of youth completely by accident.
Applying a method to your madness
There are positives to be gained from bouts of madness from time to time, but knowing the “why” is far more rewarding than the act.
The public thinks support workers are saints – some are anything but
As far as the assumption goes, every support worker is a saint, sacrificing themselves to better the life of another. As someone within that industry, let me dispel that right now.
The power of social media policlicks
Whether we like it or not, our elected officials swim in the same circles as we and use social media to further their own intentions, for good or ill.
Practifi’s Lindsey Hanson: Customer success is never just a cost of doing business
As Practifi’s Lindsey Hanson explains, once you create a customer-centric business, your customers will be the best sales team you could ask for.
No, modern games, I don’t want to hold your hand. Make it hard for me.
As a longtime gamer, the excessive hand-holding and easy difficulty of modern-day releases grates me. Are you kidding me? Do you know how many wars I’ve seen?
It’s already difficult for women to get an abortion, the religious discrimination bill will make it harder
Under the Morrison government’s Religious Discrimination Bill, it may be even harder for women to obtain an abortion.
To the fake friends I lost to depression: Excuse me while I fixed myself
After I emerged victorious from the depression that filled my twenties, I discovered some old friends didn’t care for the new me. This is part of the condition we seldom talk about.
Canberra has turned its back on medicinal cannabis patients
Despite initially showing support, Canberra has quietly turned its back on medicinal cannabis, and those who use it to minimise their symptoms.
Meet a CEO: Paul Benhaim of Elixinol Global
We sat down with Paul Benhaim, the CIO of Elixinol Global, a leading manufacturer of high-quality hemp oil extracts to talk about the challenges of a growing marketplace, and how to make sure your brand stands out in a crowd.
As a migrant from Holland and a citizen of Australia – home is now neither
In Holland, my husband sticks out far more than I do in Australia. It provokes rather intense feelings of how home can change, and change a person.
A fake news AI writes this game as you play it
A graduate student has created a game that literally creates itself as you play it, powered by a notorious fake news writing AI.
