National affairs
30 July 2021
A case that began in the Irish courts is shaping Australia’s efforts to update its 1980s privacy laws
International
22 July 2021
We haven’t heard the last of Pegasus, the authoritarian government’s friend
Books & arts
13 July 2021
Rules or no rules? The Tech Giants have made some of their own.
National affairs
16 June 2021
Their origins might be murky, but Scott Morrison would be wise to deal more fully with the allegations about his friendship with Tim Stewart
Books & arts
9 April 2021
Books | Our brains weren’t designed for 126 emails a day
National affairs
9 April 2021
Why is competition commissioner Rod Sims more exercised than his international counterparts by Google’s takeover of Fitbit?
International
25 March 2021
With two of their critics appointed to senior roles by the US president, the big tech companies are on notice
National affairs
24 February 2021
Facebook’s problems with Australian regulators are far from over
National affairs
8 December 2020
The government’s media reform green paper raises big issues. But should it be thinking even bigger?
Books & arts
25 November 2020
Books | How extreme misogyny affects us all
National affairs
20 October 2020
Covid-19 could change how we work, for the better and — if we’re not careful — the worse
Correspondents
2 October 2020
Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed
National affairs
24 August 2020
The technology company’s latest valuation shows how big internet-based companies are using a public network to wield monopoly power
National affairs
19 June 2020
Does the federal government’s heavily qualified apology for the robodebt fiasco suggest that more trouble is on the way?
International
11 June 2020
Pacific islanders are responding to disruptions to food security with cultural solidarity and new technology
Books & arts
20 May 2020
Music | What happens when the composer can really see the audience?
National affairs
11 May 2020
The virus’s genome has been at the centre of the vast output of research findings
Books & arts
28 April 2020
Books | The Hacker and the State vividly describes the growing importance of cyber operations in nation armouries
National affairs
27 April 2020
The government releases its COVIDSafe app, and research continues around the globe
National affairs
23 April 2020
How we build these apps is how we’re building our digital future
Essays & reportage
6 April 2020
Scott Morrison isn’t the only one whose stocks have risen
Essays & reportage
12 March 2020
It’s the error message most dreaded by users of Google’s email service — but the story has a happy ending
National affairs
20 February 2020
As the implications of the ACCC’s recommendations on digital platforms continue to unfold, the political challenges aren’t getting any easier
National affairs
24 January 2020
Revelations about Clearview AI’s harvesting of online images challenge us all to think carefully about this technology’s impacts
Essays & reportage
18 December 2019
Is the data-rich city taking on a life of its own? And can Hugh Stretton’s Ideas for Australian Cities help us navigate its hazards?
Correspondents
11 December 2019
A fragmented election campaign nears its big reveal
Essays & reportage
25 November 2019
Can the hopes of tech optimists and the fears of tech pessimists be reconciled?
National affairs
21 November 2019
The world is watching a David and Goliath battle in the Federal Court
National affairs
1 July 2019
Should we renovate the process we have for allocating the airwaves, or knock it down and start again?
International
25 June 2019
Facebook’s new currency harks back to an era when tech companies were still popular