People travelled a total of 40 trillion km in 2012, mostly by car. Norlando Pobre/Flickr, CC BYIn 1900, humans travelled a total of just 0.2 trillion km by vehicle, nearly all by train.
By 1950, people travelled a total of 3.3 trillion km, and by 2010, the annual total was over 40 trillion km – or over 133,000 round trips to the sun....
A textbook conundrum: stoke an economy or pay down debt?Alan Porritt/AAPA standard principle in economic policy-making is that if you have only one tool, then you cannot achieve two distinct objectives.
The problem for prime minister Tony Abbott is, in fact, even worse: he has one tool to pursue two objectives that are not just distinct, but even...
Education is a central economic pillar, but of greater importance is its contribution to our society. Flickr/Bb Inthavong, CC BY-NC-NDIn his 2013 election campaign, Tony Abbott promised his government would build a world-class “five pillar economy”, encompassing manufacturing, agriculture, services, education and mining. Two years...
Australia’s politicians were unable to save Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan from a firing squad in Indonesia.AAP/Mick TsikasAndrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are the victims of an ill-conceived war. On Tuesday night, the two convicted Australian drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Indonesia. They have become the latest victims...
QUESTION: I suppose one question I'll ask is about the role of social media, YouTube, Facebook. And the sort of thought process that we’re having as a nation of how we can create that sort of societ...
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The Morrison and Berejiklian Governments will ensure the Western Sydney International (Nancy Bird Walton) Airport has a metro rail line in time for its opening. The Prime Minister said his Gover...
Scott Morrison
Australia’s biggest aviation project will honour one of the nation’s trailblazing stars of the sky. The $5.3 billion Western Sydney Airport will officially become Western Sydney International (N...
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A clinical psychologist from Wesley Hospital has identified low resilience as a major factor impacting the mental and physical wellbeing of employees. He is calling for more awareness around the nee...
Sophie Harrison
Releasing internal revenue figures for the first time, Car Next Door has achieved marketplace revenue of $10m last year and is on track to almost double that again in 2019 as it marks the start of a...
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Try ordering a “coffee” and chances are you’ll be met with a bored eyeroll and the expectation to specify “how” you’d like your coffee. Will it be, cold-drip, filter, nitro, hell let’s go old school...
Sophia Day
The Gold Coast is a great place for a holiday but there are problems that tourists need to be aware of. The Gold Coast airport is a busy place. Thousands of visitors arrive every day from around the ...
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Allianz predicts a rise in solo travel in 2019, revealing those most likely to ‘go -it-alone’ among the 50+ age group The popular ‘solo travel’ trend is predicted to continue in 2019 with mor...
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Perth: Sun, sand and 19 beaches might seem to sum up the city, but not quite. The sunniest capital city in Australia offers so much more for you to do. Regardless of what your idea of fun is, you wi...
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