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Explore all Transport Initiatives in our Region for Regional Growth

4 hours ago4 June 2025

Siri Gamage says floods and road closures highlight why New England must preserve its rail line. Locals urge councils to back a feasibility study, not rail removal, to support future transport and regional growth.

Featured, National

Australia could tax Google, Facebook and other tech giants with a digital services tax – but don’t hold your breath

1 day ago3 June 2025

Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Netflix make billions of dollars from Australian users every year. But most of those profits are not taxed here.

Featured, National, Think

Half-truths and lies: an online day in Australia

5 days ago30 May 2025

Australians are swamped by misinformation every day but they’re smart enough to know they need help to better navigate an untrustworthy online world.

Featured, National, Think

Actually, Gen Z stand to be the biggest winners from the new $3 million super tax

7 days ago28 May 2025

As debate rages about the federal government’s plan to lift the tax on earnings on superannuation balances over A$3 million, it’s worth revisiting why we offer super tax breaks in the first place, and why they need to be reformed.

Featured, Opinion, Solutions

Great Northern railway

27 May 202528 May 2025

Bitumen roads weren’t built for heavy freight. Rail lasts longer, costs less and emits less. Reopening lines like Armidale to Wallangarra is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Editorial, Featured, Think

How can we think outside the box to help our coastal neighbours?

26 May 202526 May 2025

Can we think about a bigger community transition to empower people to relocate to higher ground in a way where everyone wins?

Featured, National

20 deaths a day: Australia’s ongoing COVID toll

23 May 202523 May 2025

COVID-19 is still killing Australians — and the full picture shows sobering numbers and a lack of action on some of the key lessons of the pandemic.

Featured, Solutions

Please, please! Let’s avoid the calculator analogy now

22 May 202522 May 2025

I recently completed my PhD and now lead AI literacy at ECU. AI is not just another tool; it’s more like a knife than a calculator. Educators need better metaphors, caution, and real support.

Environmental, Featured

Why we need to COP it, for today and tomorrow

21 May 202521 May 2025

The AARE Teachers’ Work and Lives SIG hosted a second Teachers’ Voice Panel, where six teachers from NSW, VIC & QLD shared insights on research that matters to them and how researchers can better engage.