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From the Big Mac to the Billy bookcase, everyday globals products can offer surprisingly revealing snapshots of purchasing power, local costs, and economic differences.

You may have heard of the Big Mac Index, The Economist’s light-hearted but surprisingly useful way of comparing the purchasing power of currencies around the world. The idea is simple: because a McDonald’s ...

From the broad sweep of the Swan River to the leafy expanses of Kings Park and the wonderfully eccentric London Court, Western Australia’s capital reveals a city of contrasts – polished yet relaxed, modern yet full of character, and with an enviable ability to make you slow down and enjoy the moment.

Perth may be the jumping-off point for all sorts of Western Australian ad...

A former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher has left the AI industry, warning that companies developing self-improving artificial intelligence are racing toward a technology they privately fear could threaten humanity itself.

The artificial intelligence industry has spent years assuring the public that increasingly powerful AI systems can be developed safely. Now, one researc...

Australia is taking another unusually assertive approach to online safety, proposing a law that would let users over 16 choose between algorithmically curated feeds and content from accounts they actually follow.

When it comes to social media, Australia is once again showing the world that the Land Down Under is also “the land that gets out in front.” Following its world-f...

Researchers at RMIT University have found that spent coffee grounds can be transformed into biochar that makes concrete significantly stronger while reducing demand for natural sand. The idea has now moved beyond the laboratory, although some important questions remain.

There are plenty of things you can do with used coffee grounds. Compost them. Put them in the garden. At...