This Month
Three reasons old people are happier (that work for any age)
These patterns of behaviour explain why old people tend to be happier than young adults. You can learn these rules for good living and enjoy their benefits.
UTS to cull more than 100 jobs after regulator rejects union claim
Views about costs and alternatives to redundancies were labelled speculative and irrelevant by the workplace regulator, paving the way for over 100 job cuts.
January
Pathway to Indigenous excellence aims to change the equation
Good news stories about Indigenous Australians can be hard to find, but this organisation is helping to break the cycle by turning hope into professional excellence.
Foreign students have a target on their backs
In a supercharged debate, Labor knows the risk of high immigration numbers being blamed for housing shortages, rental costs and overstretched infrastructure.
Our unis are helping overseas students abuse the visa system
Completely non-genuine international students are turning to the nuclear option to buy more time: an onshore application for asylum under the humanitarian visa stream
King’s School settles with departing headmaster who sued
The private school has settled Tony George’s legal action and Reverend Stephen Edwards has been appointed interim headmaster.
There is no magic pudding for private hospitals
The health minister should proceed with caution and be wary of government interventions that suboptimally shift costs around an inefficient private health system.
Sacked for Israeli flag: How Sydney Uni handled pro-Palestine encampment
Internal emails show the university struggled to balance the competing demands of free speech and safety as tensions were inflamed by the weeks-long protest.
December 2025
NDIS failing thousands with psychosocial disability: Grattan
Work has stalled on a national cabinet commitment to provide support to 130,000 Australians with mental health challenges, the Grattan Institute says.
Why the NDIS could drag Australia into a UK-style economic rut
After the productivity roundtable, policymakers should have the guts to introduce price signals and market discipline into the fastest-growing government program.
Black market economy: ABS to measure illegal cigarette sales
As sales of legal tobacco products plunge, the government statistician has taken the extraordinary step of trying to measure spending on black market nicotine.
November 2025
I helped review the NDIS and I know how to fix it
The scheme can be fixed, but only if governments stop delaying solutions and confront the pricing rigidities that distort the disability support ecosystem.
Why women are turning to apps instead of doctors
Female health has been systemically relegated for decades. Influencers and entrepreneurs are filling the gap with simple narratives and purchasable solutions.
Demographics means private school fees are destined to rise
Next year, the world’s two population megatrends are coming to a non-government school near you. And it’s going to cost you more.
‘Having no friends can literally kill you’
The best-selling podcaster’s new book maps out an operator’s manual for being a man today. This is an extract about male friendship.
‘His own fiefdom’: Staff concerns deepen uni governance crisis
Chancellor John Pollaers will be grilled about his leadership style at a Senate inquiry on Monday, following unrest at the university and staff departures.
October 2025
Social media monitoring tool helps schools track malicious content
Start-up zooms in on potential problems before they develop into serious mental health issues.
Housing targets threatened by shortage of apprentices
Not enough learners are signing on to meet the needs of trade industries with numbers at their lowest in a decade.
Childcare standards drop as more for-profits enter sector
Several submissions to a Senate inquiry into the quality of childcare point to falling standards in the booming sector.
Should the autism spectrum be split apart?
Once mainly limited to the severely disabled, the disorder is now an identity embraced by some of the most successful people, such as Elon Musk and Bill Gates.
Why are more young people getting cancer?
A rising number of people under 50 now report having the disease. Scientists don’t have all the answers, but research offers clues.
I cured my alcoholism by continuing to drink
After years of trying to give up through willpower alone, I found a lesser-known treatment for alcohol use disorder that changed everything.
Macquarie Uni hit with safety notice over job cuts
The body representing university employers says the latest safety warning is proof psychosocial claims are being “weaponised”.
September 2025
Is it ADHD or are you just easily distracted? Here’s how to tell
Whether you suffer anything from forgetting keys to endless scrolling, there are tips to know if it’s a harmless quirk or a sign of a deeper attention issue.
