opinion page
Upwork and upping stumps
By Shane CubisIsn’t technology brilliant! Thanks to the gig economy, you can still make a living if one source of income disappears; or enjoy a vacation on an island off the shore of the world’s most isolated capital while writing words for cash.
A tsunami of smarts is breaking over us
By David WalkerA huge wave of educated people is odds-on to change our world for the better.
At what point do you pay $12 for a smoothie?
By Shane CubisDigesting the cost of living from a time traveller’s point of view.
Accidental feedback: the unvarnished truth
By Shane CubisThe moment you realise you’ve sent a text to the person you were texting about is a nightmare scenario – one where you’re most likely to get the most honest feedback.
Get schooled by the bigger fish
By Shane CubisIf you get the chance, subject yourself to questioning by a friend, because no matter how high you climb, there’s always going to be someone thinking differently.
You don’t know what you don’t know
By Shane CubisWhat does Hitlerian strategy have to do with organisational restructure?
Why is the K worth 5 points in Scrabble?
By Shane CubisNew technologies can ‘improve’ a classic design, but Scrabble aficionados aren’t having a bar of it.
Entitled public schools
By Wendy KayIt’s always been socially acceptable to bash the boater-and-blazer brigade, but it’s time for us Aussies to quit being so unfair.
