19 June 2013 | Not even George Orwell anticipated today's society would be so willing to integrate private information with commerce, writes Peter Marks in The Drum.
14 June 2013 | It’s highly likely that amphibious operations will play a greater role for both Australia and New Zealand as they respond to the US rebalance towards the Asia-Pacific.
12 June 2013 | Tech giants deny involvement in the US government's PRISM program, but their strategies are in perfect sync with those of the NSA, writes David Glance in The Drum.
10 June 2013 | There's a fine line between exposing wrong-doings of powerful people, and diminishing their ability to protect us, writes Alan Woodward in The Conversation.
06 June 2013 | The Australian coordinator of a global survey on public attitudes to peace and war reflects on the need for a more sophisticated peace education syllabus.
31 May 2013 | Despite museums’ value as cultural and educational resources, key policymakers view museums as luxuries, a leisure activity for the wealthy.
31 May 2013 | Child sexual abuse is a serious concern for the community and the criminal justice system and is now the subject of three major inquiries in Australia.
30 May 2013 | The average Australian university is spending nearly A$1 million every year meeting just part of one department’s reporting requirements.
30 May 2013 | While there is a significant effort underway to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage and life expectancy, in most areas this effort has yet to show real returns on the investments.
29 May 2013 | Europe’s carbon pricing woes cast further doubt on the credibility of Australia’s scheme and on Treasury’s forecasts of the revenue it will reap for the budget
Not even George Orwell envisaged this