NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete
Shutterstock/Olivier Le Queinec A lack of strategy and research funding – by both the current and previous governments – has […]
The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock After two years of publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s private-sector companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency
‘Outdated and irrelevant’: what do young Australians think of their schooling?
LBeddoe/Shutterstock Australia’s school system – and whether it is doing its job – is often under the microscope from politicians,
Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead
There was not a lot of cheer in the media reporting ahead of the 2025/6 Victorian budget released on Tuesday.
AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work – not least, the process of hiring,
‘No pain, no gain’: why some primary students are following intense study routines
MNStudio/ Shutterstock Every year, thousands of New South Wales students sit a test to determine places for highly sought-after selective
NZ Budget 2025: anything less than a 5% increase in health funding amounts to merely standing still
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Minister of Health Simeon Brown claimed earlier this year that health funding in
An online travel company just collapsed. Here’s how to avoid being left stranded by an online deal
Viacheslav Lopatin/Shutterstock Traveldream.com.au sold discounted holidays – curated hiking tours, boutique cruises and cultural getaways through a slick website and
Wine is still Australia’s most popular alcoholic drink – but many producers face an uncertain future
kwest/Shutterstock Australia has become world-famous for its wine, but the industry faces an uncertain future. Too many grapes grown amid
NZ Budget 2025: economic forecasting is notoriously difficult, but global uncertainty is making it harder
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images This year’s budget will be one of the tightest in a decade, with the New Zealand government