We can read the ‘fingerprints’ of your mind
HOW do we tell the difference between people who will one day commit a terrorist act, and those who are merely blowing hot air? Researchers have given us an answer.
In Depth
Big problem with Australia’s defence force
Australia’s defence force exists “to deter, deny and defeat any attempt by a hostile country or non-state actor to attack, threaten or coerce us”. But things are changing fast.
Australia embraces ‘killer robots’
They’re lethal, cheap and smart. Australia’s air force will become one of the first in the world to put ‘killer robots’ in the skies alongside its combat pilots.
How AI is already seizing power
Do you trust Tesla with your life? Facebook as a police force? Does Google offer good government? So why are we giving their algorithms so much unaccountable control over our society?
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Business hubs fight for Google
GOOGLE is on the hunt for a new Australian headquarters and business chambers across western Sydney are selling their innovation precincts as “hot property” for the world’s largest tech giant.
NASA’s plan to kill a killer asteroids
RESEARCHERS have found a way to save our planet from a devastating collision with asteroid 101955 Bennu – but only if we act fast enough.
Politicians play for museum move
RACISM, elitism and vandalism — politicians come out swinging over the latest Powerhouse Museum development. Bipartisan support is gone, a “watered down” version is being offered and Parramatta’s arts scene hangs in the balance. Read this extended special report.
‘North shore girls understand their value’
NOTHING is impossible for north shore girls; they can change the world, or at least the way the world sees itself, according to one who has done just that – author, critic and commentator Antonella Gambotto-Burke.
Tash Sefton: ‘That’s when it went mega’
TASH Sefton started style blog TheyAllHateUs with BFF Elle Ferguson when they were working together at a fashion retailer. Fast forward to now and it’s turned into a full-time, global business. Here’s Sefton’s story.
Clear message on corridor
Minister for Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said he is working to have the old Castlereagh freeway corridor put up for consultation as residents’ outrage over routes of future roads continues.
Claims rich rule selective James Ruse High
CHILDREN from a low socio-educational background are being sidelined from access to the selective James Ruse Agricultural High School while other selective school students are reporting increased cases of mental health issues, self-harm and even suicide.
Simon Baker’s debut as a director
BRONTE surfer, actor and now director Simon Baker is bringing a Tim Winton novel to life in the movie Breath. His directorial debut is having its Australian premiere on Thursday night at the Randwick Ritz and a Q & A with Baker.
Claims rich ‘rule’ Hornsby selective schools
CHILDREN from a low socio-educational background are being sidelined from access to Hornsby Girls and Normanhurst Boys while other selective school students are reporting increased cases of mental health issues, self-harm and even suicide.
Hornsby: ‘we remember them’
FOR the past 20 years the Hopkins family have not missed a single Anzac Day dawn service in Hornsby.
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