By Fengfei Li, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Deakin University
A looming ban on card surcharges is forcing a rethink of payments – across banks, businesses, government agencies and more.
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By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
Anthony Albanese has the NSW premier on board for the national scheme – but other states remain undecided or implacably opposed.
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By Liming Zhu, Research Director, CSIRO
As AI agents become more autonomous, keeping them aligned with what humans want will require layered oversight and effective control.
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By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Rohann Irving, Research Fellow, Young Men's Digital Health, Flinders University
The prolonged, contentious gambling reform process in Australia is set for some movement at last.
The Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 is being negotiated…
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By Md Alamgir Hossain, Senior Lecturer, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Southern Queensland
In remote towns, what happens when the sun fails to shine, the wind barely blows and batteries begin to run low?
Too often, the answer is another costly diesel delivery.
Australia is already investing in regional and remote microgrids, including two First…
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By Leon Harris, Clinical Legal Educator/Course Coordinator, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
Recently, the Australian Football League (AFL) was rocked when it was revealed a Geelong player with a history of concussion had been asked to waive his legal rights to claim for any future brain trauma.
Read more: A secret waiver but no punishment: the AFL’s concussion conundrum just got murkier…
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By Cara Wrigley, Professor of Design, The University of Queensland
Amber Lark, Professor of Clinical and Forensic Victimology, Centre for Customs and Excise Studies, Charles Sturt University
Rachel Berry, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, UNSW
It’s illegal to import or possess them, but child-like sex dolls can be bought online. Each seizure is an opportunity to prevent real child sex abuse.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The state party’s Senate ticket is shaping up to be a bunfight, with three senators up for election but perhaps only one likely to survive at the 2028 election.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
While federal Labor remains ahead in most polls three months after the budget, Victorian Labor is trailing the Liberals ahead of the November state election.
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By Luke Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Wollongong
In Blue Giant, a reality TV trip-to-Mars novel, Jordan Prosser proves he’s a dazzlingly brilliant wordsmith – but is he too clever by half?
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