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Qantas Bets on AI for On-Time Performance as Project Sunrise Nears
Work

Qantas Bets on AI for On-Time Performance as Project Sunrise Nears

CEO Vanessa Hudson says technology is already improving reliability, while confirming Singapore stopovers will stay.
4 min read 5 months ago
The $13.6 Million Payday That Made Mark Barnaba Australia's Highest-Paid Director
Geopolitics

The $13.6 Million Payday That Made Mark Barnaba Australia's Highest-Paid Director

How a clever options grant at a UK explorer, a transformative acquisition, and the ASX's own governance rules combined to produce a payout most executives can only dream of.
9 min read 5 months ago
The case against AI therapists is now in evidence
AI

The case against AI therapists is now in evidence

New research quantifies what regulators should have anticipated: chatbots designed to be agreeable are harming people in psychological distress.
8 min read 5 months ago
Iran War Day 21: Trump Floats 'Winding Down' as Pentagon Ships 2,500 More Marines
Geopolitics

Iran War Day 21: Trump Floats 'Winding Down' as Pentagon Ships 2,500 More Marines

The president's social media post came hours after telling reporters there would be no ceasefire. Three more warships are heading to the Persian Gulf.
9 min read 5 months ago
Arizona Shatters US Temperature Record for March as Heat Dome Arrives Two Months Early
Geopolitics

Arizona Shatters US Temperature Record for March as Heat Dome Arrives Two Months Early

Martinez Lake hit 110°F on March 19, the hottest March temperature ever recorded in the United States. Climate scientists say the event would have been virtually impossible without human-caused warming.
8 min read 5 months ago
Australia Signs Hormuz Coalition Statement After Trump's 'Cowards' Outburst
Geopolitics

Australia Signs Hormuz Coalition Statement After Trump's 'Cowards' Outburst

Canberra joins 19 nations pledging to help reopen the strait. Washington says it's not enough.
8 min read 5 months ago
The European Summer Is Over: Why $3,500 Economy Fares Are Stickier Than You Think
Geopolitics

The European Summer Is Over: Why $3,500 Economy Fares Are Stickier Than You Think

Jet fuel prices have doubled in a fortnight, but the real killer for the middle-class holiday is the collapsing discretionary dollar.
5 min read 5 months ago
Britain's Entrepreneur Exodus: 6,000 Business Directors Have Left in Two Years
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Britain's Entrepreneur Exodus: 6,000 Business Directors Have Left in Two Years

Companies House data reveals the steepest wealth outflow in British history as founders flee Labour's tax reforms. The lessons for Australia are uncomfortable.
9 min read 5 months ago
The seven-hour threshold: what this year's data tells us about teens and social media
Finance

The seven-hour threshold: what this year's data tells us about teens and social media

New data from 47 countries shows teenage girls in English-speaking nations are among the hardest hit by heavy social media use, with Australia's position outside the top 10 happiest countries unchanged.
8 min read 5 months ago
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