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August 29, 2026

“Machines are taking our jobs” is a familiar fear, often met with a reassuring claim that while some jobs vanish, new ones will emerge to replace them. Today, that reassurance is harder to sustain.

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August 21, 2026

The Collins English Dictionary named the phrase ‘vibe coding’ as its Word of the Year in 2025 (Collins Dictionary, n.d)....

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August 14, 2026

Ask anybody to name two of Australia’s supermarkets and undoubtedly the answers will be Coles and Woolworths. Together, these two giants have 67% share of the market (ACCC, 2025).

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August 10, 2026

On a recent trip to Hong Kong, I had noticed something that hadn’t quite stood out before. Hong Kong’s cash is printed and distributed by three commercial banks – HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of China – while production is also overseen by the government itself.

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August 4, 2026

It’s an age-old debate that never seems to settle: Sydney or Melbourne? Populated by the classic imagery of a picturesque beachy harbour versus a beating cultural mega-hub, I’m going to take a stab at this question by comparing the looming question which both cities share: where do we build more houses? 

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