From MIL OSIPost
Water failures in England and Wales are a warning for Canada and the US
Water services are too important to fail. If a utility becomes financially unstable, consequences are passed on to customers, regulators and governments.
Archive
The Conversation
From MIL OSIPost
A new venomous British snake? Why there’s no need to panic
Why the smooth snake is in far more need of protection than humans.
From MIL OSIPost
The Love Hypothesis and the rise of romance adaptations: how readers became part of the marketing machine
Streamers are increasingly treating established online fan communities as part of the adaptation process itself.
From MIL OSIPost
Before I Forget by Anne Pauly: a touching and surprisingly funny meditation on caring for ageing abusive parents
How do you put the past aside when you have no choice but to care for a parent who treated you badly?
From MIL OSIPost
What rises from the ash? How an island changed in the aftermath of the Anak Krakatau eruption
Satellite imagery reveals a dramatic shift on Sertung Island following Anak Krakatau’s eruption. As lush greenery turns to ash, a new natural laboratory emerges for studying the birth of soil.
From MIL OSIPost
Grattan on Friday: when rogue AI agent ‘scaled a fence’, it reinforced Albanese’s case for tough guardrails
The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings.
From MIL OSIPost
An AI model has found a new ‘CRISPR-like’ biological system. Here’s what it means for science
After coding, mathematics and chatbots, AI companies are setting their sights on the messy world of biology.
From MIL OSIPost
The Intergenerational Report says we need more vocational skills – but federal funding for them is set to drop
The federal government is unambiguous about the need for more nurses, builders and electricians. But the plan to find and fund these workers is less clear.
From MIL OSIPost
Unemployment rises to 4.6%, but a September interest rate hike still looks likely
The jobless rate hasn’t been this high since November 2021. But this is why it’s unlikely to stop the Reserve Bank from lifting interest rates next Tuesday.
From MIL OSIPost
Why David Brat, the new US ambassador to Australia, has a big in-tray
Tariffs and regulation of tech giants are already causing friction. But one of his biggest tasks may be convincing Australians the US alliance still matters.
From MIL OSIPost
What does the OpenAI Medicare hack reveal about Australia’s cyber security?
We need to ask how ready Australian government systems are for increasingly capable AI agents.
From MIL OSIPost
The space race should not endanger Australian wildlife
The future of a proposed rocket-launch facility in South Australia is uncertain. But tensions between space exploration and conservation remain.