opinion

    • No news is not good news

      In our 24/7 world it’s hard for older adults to work out what is actually news, so how can we expect our social media-saturated teens to discern what is important and what isn’t?

      By Wendy Kay

      • Weird sounds from the music industry

        The music business is a global juggernaut and will never stop, but is the absence of ‘good music’ to blame for the industry’s demise?

        By David Walker

        • Time is all we have

          Reflections on a fading tattoo Shane Cubis saw on some bloke’s forearm.

          By Shane Cubis
        • Steve Pinker

            What’s the good in business?

            A new book by a noted psychologist makes the case that commerce is not only efficient but highly moral. That case should be made more.

            By David Walker
          • Miss America 2018

              Bikini power banned

              So, after nearly a century, women competing in the Miss America pageant will no longer be allowed to strut their stuff in bikinis. Nup. “Not empowering!” “Not inclusive!” Shriek the women who don’t wear bikinis.

              By Wendy Kay

              • Timely solutions for schools

                Our kids can’t tell the time unless it’s in digital format. It’s just too hard. We need to do away with analog clocks, and a host of other that might challenge the future business leaders.

                By Wendy Kay
              • Old computers are an archaeological goldmine

                  Old computers are an archaeological goldmine

                  Wanna see what you were obsessed with or worried about in the past? Delve into those old computers you have lying around.

                  By Shane Cubis

                  • Big banks run away from modern marketing’s big idea

                    The Australian banks’ retreat from wealth management signals that cross-selling and targeted marketing may be far less powerful than is often claimed.

                    By David Walker

                    • Knowing when to chip and chase

                      Sometimes you gotta manage the micro, even if you’re not a micromanager.

                      By Shane Cubis