OPINION

What do teachers do in the school holidays?

They will tell you teaching is a rewarding job, but that teachers are stressed and overworked.

OPINION

Relax – having different sleeping arrangements over the holidays probably won’t wreck your child’s sleep routine

Regular sleep patterns are important for good sleep. But children and their families often stay with relatives or in holiday accommodation around this time of year.

OPINION

Will the world see more wars or unrest in 2024?

Some of these nations have been dealing with simmering unrest, however, which could erupt in 2024 and seize the global spotlight.

OPINION

Why are we allowing Middle East conflict to disrupt Australia’s multicultural harmony?

The Australian Jewish community has been touched by the response from the Hindu, Assyrian, Kurdish, and many other communities.

OPINION

North Queensland’s record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what’s to come under climate change

Cairns airport is closed, roads are extensively damaged and residents in the city’s northern beaches are cut off by floodwaters.

OPINION

An austere Christmas is on the cards – but don’t say recession

Economists have a terrible track record when it comes to predicting recessions.

OPINION

Do readers dream of running a bookshop? Books about booksellers are having a moment – the reality can be less romantic

If bookshops are to survive and thrive, perhaps they do well to “sell” the idea theirs is a different kind of career.

OPINION

Senate report recommends shake-up of the way freedom of information is handled

The report is surprisingly frank and far-reaching.

OPINION

Do you think smacking is necessary to ‘properly raise’ kids?

Physical punishment is the most common type of violence against children.

OPINION

Stability is the pathway to our prosperity

My message to you as a community of development experts and professionals, your work matters to this region like never before.

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OPINION

What is the Sex Discrimination Act and how does it protect people?

Currently, the act protects people from discrimination based on a wider range of attributes, called “protected attributes”.

INNOVATION

India’s women lead the world in AI skills, nearly twice the global average

At 1.9, Indian women score higher than women in the United States (1.71), Canada (0.97), and the United Kingdom (0.90) — countries long regarded as frontrunners in technology talent.

NEWS

Australian-British executive Tania Baumann and Indian diplomat Tanmaya Lal appointed Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-Generals

The appointments were announced by Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey as the organisation strengthens its leadership team ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda later this year.