This Month
Which AI course should I do?
When it comes to learning about generative AI, there are many options for upskilling. What’s the best course for business leaders and board directors?
Yellen and Hockey ride out Trump tariffs at Cafe Sydney
The former US treasury secretary was spotted lunching in Sydney as tariff news roiled global markets.
March
Labor bets $15m on using quantum technology to fight cyberattacks
The government’s National Reconstruction Fund is the lead investor in a funding round for Canberra-based QuintessenceLabs, which is also backed by Westpac.
Third-party risks are no longer someone else’s fault
In this hyper-connected world it’s important to remember that ensuring the protection of data along the supply chain is essential.
This vice chancellor blames populism for worsening productivity
University of NSW vice chancellor Attila Brungs says government, business and universities should be working together to fix stagnant productivity.
The four actor ‘tricks’ giving executives more confidence
A university course run by actors is teaching executives how to communicate with a rock-star presence.
Education sector sparks Sydney property deals
Along with the return of workers to the CBD, a strong tertiary education sector underpins renewed investment confidence in Sydney’s commercial property.
February
Online training helps resolve health talent crisis
Universities are making it as easy as possible for people in the country to study even very advanced tertiary healthcare courses online.
January
China narrows gap on US in AI arms race as Australia stands idle
Donald Trump’s Stargate announcement promised big bucks for development of artificial intelligence as advancing Chinese capability underlines America’s determination to preserve its leadership.
Meet Boardy, the ‘Aussie’ AI networker that’s the talk of LinkedIn
An AI agent with a warm Australian accent, created by a US start-up, promises to call, chat and then make professional introductions.
Trump’s first day shows the ‘triumph of toxic tech capitalism’
For all their previously progressive leanings, the tech sector billionaires know that Donald Trump is the most lucrative ally they could have wished for.
Gen Z know what they want to study, and it’s usually medicine
As school-leavers prepare to head to university, they are particularly keen on becoming doctors. But the good old arts degree is still popular.
We have enough stuff. No-buy 2025 offers other ways to fill the void
No-buy doesn’t mean abstaining from all purchases, but rather picking specific categories to avoid.
December 2024
The two things David Gonski will miss as he exits gallery role
The company director ranks getting consensus on the Archibald Prize as one of his toughest gigs, as he hands over the Art Gallery of NSW chairmanship after 16 years.
The ill-fitting nightclub top behind a multimillion-dollar business
When Annabel Hay’s fashion tape let her down on a nightclub dance floor, her wardrobe malfunction became a fast-growing company selling modesty-saving glue.
October 2024
How we ranked the business schools
BOSS Best Business Schools showcases the strength and depth of schools across diverse institutions.
Think hard: the best choice might not be the most obvious one
When it comes to choosing the right degree and right school, what is the best decision for one person might not translate to the next.
This is the top business school for the third year in row
University of New South Wales has been named The Australian Financial Review BOSS Best Business School for 2024, just ahead of University of Melbourne.
In Queensland, abortion rights are a mainstream campaign issue
Debate over abortion laws has reignited in spectacular fashion in Queensland as the state’s ‘Bible belt’ shows its conservative colours.
CCTV and sleepover bans: universities clamp down on protests
Universities are in a balancing act trying to protect the right to protest while also keeping students and staff safe in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism.