The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.
From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account
AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.
The prevalence of nationalism, authoritarianism and populism explains the prevalence of far-right politics in Australia. (more…)
COVID, global warming, conspiracy theorists, natural disasters, financial collapses — and a sham social media ban. It’s no wonder young Australians are glum. (more…)
Fights over multiculturalism and gender are hiding the core of the Australian people’s despair — rising economic inequality. (more…)
The Cockroach Janata Party’s protests reveal digitally driven mobilisation increasingly influencing governance while established parties retain enduring electoral dominance. (more…)
Youth protests across India transformed digital dissent into accountability, compelling unprecedented political concessions and democratic institutional reflection. (more…)
From floods to heatwaves, cascading climate disasters expose mounting vulnerabilities demanding coordinated scientific and policy responses. (more…)
India’s ethanol push boosts energy security and farm incomes, but consumers remain unconvinced amid mileage and price concerns. (more…)
Political exclusion, economic uncertainty, security concerns and diplomatic imbalance mark Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s fledgling regime. (more…)
Imported inflation, fragile manufacturing and unequal burdens complicate textbook arguments supporting unrestricted currency depreciation across India. (more…)
By tying caste recognition to religion, the law risks excluding those who continue to face the same discrimination it seeks to remedy. (more…)
Iranian strikes on US military bases in the Gulf states exposes alliance limits, legal dilemmas and heightened risks for host nations. (more…)
