Yesterday
AI changes your brain. Some experts are asking whether it matters
New research from MIT showed a cognitive decline in people who relied solely on the use of a large language model like ChatGPT.
How these brothers turned a side hustle into $100m
It started as a wild idea to help pay the youngest brother’s school fees, now Maison de Sabré is beating Louis Vuitton and Hermes on their own turf.
This Month
How North Korean deepfakes are duping hiring managers
A quiet plague of organised criminal and state hackers has been using artificial intelligence to pose as remote job applicants.
Forget WFH – what it’s really like to ‘work from anywhere’
Businesses offering work-from-anywhere options as perks are getting the thumbs up from grateful employees.
Which emoji you should use to say ‘thank you’
Gen Z workers are ascendant, but research shows they find workplace communication a struggle. Are emojis the future of office comms?
5 ways to stop AI from making you dumb
How to make sure you’re using the AI, rather than the AI using you.
AI jobs plateau suggests we’re embracing skills
AI continues to drive jobs growth, says a new report. But the global appetite is bigger, leaving Australian companies in the dust.
The perks workers really want
In the work-from-home era, office-based perks are out. Here are companies winning over staff with modern benefits.
May
Trump attacks on unis leave international students in limbo
Harvard MBA student Fangzhou Jiang, who did his undergraduate degree at ANU, says international students are riding rolling waves of fear.
Gonski rejects one-year term idea for directors
Receiving a Lifetime Achievement award at the BOSS Director Awards, David Gonski took the opportunity to do what he has always done: push for change.
Why this boss says AUKUS is a huge waste of taxpayers’ money
Think tank boss Michael Shoebridge says the US-UK-Australia defence alliance is an unserious attempt at defending Australian security.
Lawyers seek ATO support in childcare tax challenge
The law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler is pushing for reforms to make childcare tax-deductible, but family advocates think that is the wrong use of resources.
3 surprising facts about the public service pay gap
These unexpected data points reveal some expansive cultural differences between public and private employers.
The truth about flexible work and the gender pay gap
Far more women in the public sector work full time – and earn more – because flexible conditions allow them to work and manage caring responsibilities.
Will early voting cook the democracy sausage?
More people will have voted before election day than on the day itself this year. What does that portend for our snag-related traditions?
April
How do I make those Trumpet of Patriots spam texts stop?
Everybody’s doing it, and everyone hates them. So why are political parties allowed to send you so many texts?
‘A bouncy castle of idiocy’: The top political TikToks reviewed
We asked two advertising veterans to review the major parties’ highest performing TikToks. Here’s their verdict.
Tariff memes are trending. See our favourites
Social media users have spent the past 24 hours grinding Trump’s tariffs into meme hamburgers. Here are some of our favourites.
David Rowe draws an election
As we head into the 2025 election season, editorial cartoonist David Rowe explains what he looks for – artistically – in a political leader.
March
How Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlines
We don’t yet know how many Australians are taking the jab, but we’re certainly seeing the effects.