Business
Unemployment rises to 4.6%, but a September interest rate hike still looks likely
Unemployment rose to 4.6% in August, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show. That’s the highest it’s been since November 2021.
News
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- Culture
Gentle larrikin Terry Denton, famous for his anarchy with Andy Griffiths, made reading fun
At the news Australian children’s illustrator Terry Denton died on September 21, aged 76, millions of readers around the world will feel like they have lost a friend.
- Science
How has evolution shaped men’s and women’s minds? A new book tells an outdated story
Psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams’ third book about evolutionary psychology, a controversial field often drawn on (and distorted) by the manosphere, is A Billion Years of Sex Differences: How Evolution Shaped the Minds of Men and Women.
- Real Estate
Housing stress is on the rise: 7 essential charts from this year’s HILDA survey
Every year, one of Australia’s biggest longitudinal surveys provides a range of insights on how the nation is changing.
- Business
Many Australians are overqualified for their jobs – which comes at a price, new data shows
Close to half of Australians believe they have more education than their job requires, a dynamic that is associated with lower job and life satisfaction.
- Technology
Where should NZ stand on global AI risk? 3 principles to guide a stronger strategy
If some current warnings are to be believed, artificial intelligence may be the human invention that outwits its creators. Understandably, there are now global calls to regulate the technology.