16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (537+ words) Australia is struggling to fill critical skills gaps while hundreds of thousands of qualified migrants work below their capabilities. A longer-term migration strategy could help unlock that wasted talent. Australia has a skills shortage. So why are we wasting hundreds…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago   (953+ words) Australia’s population debate cannot be separated from environmental decline, inequality and economic wellbeing. With continued growth adding pressure, zero population growth deserves a serious place in the national conversation. Not one of Australia’s political parties with seats in federal parliament…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (924+ words) New powers will help eSafety investigate whether platforms are enforcing the under-16 social media restrictions, but early evidence suggests the policy’s limits run deeper. In the same week the federal government is preparing to introduce its landmark digital duty of…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (179+ words) Australia has no shortage of wealth, projects or policy targets. What it lacks is a coherent strategy for building the capabilities its future society will need. That is why 2088 is a useful horizon. It lies beyond the careers of today’s…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (903+ words) Hundreds of protesters lined the Sydney Marathon route over the presence of Israeli military-linked participants, calling for scrutiny under Australia’s character laws. Hundreds of Australians carrying Palestinian flags lined sections of the Sydney Marathon route on Sunday 30 August, protesting against…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (973+ words) Australians are becoming less connected, trusting and satisfied with life, but resilience remains – and tackling insecurity could help rebuild social cohesion. Look around the world and you would think the world is burning and Australian society is burning with it....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1121+ words) With the Yallourn power station closing and electricity demand rising, abandoning major renewable and transmission projects could add billions to Victoria’s power costs and leave new supply years behind. Pledges by Victoria’s conservative opposition parties to review or roll back…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) US production shortfalls, Britain’s submarine crisis and Australia’s own infrastructure delays are eroding the assumptions behind AUKUS. It’s time to take a different path. The AUKUS ‘optimal pathway’ was supposed to deliver a seamless transition from our Collins-class fleet to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (954+ words) AUKUS raises fundamental questions about Australia’s sovereignty, military dependence and place in Asia – and whether greater strategic independence could offer a more secure and peaceful path for the nation. Much of the debate surrounding AUKUS has focused on narrow, technical…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (984+ words) By 2050, a new generation of Australian Muslims will be shaping the country’s institutions, communities and public life, confident in their identity, belonging and contribution to Australia’s future. When I think about Muslim Australia in 2050, I do not think first about…...