Australian National University

The Australian economy may be growing at a solid clip with confidence at multi-year highs, but there are few signs people are willing to take on a loan outside of housing.

Perth's Pawsey Supercomputer is supporting scientific research into quantum computing and will soon process data from the world's biggest telescope.

Universities need to arm graduates with a set of global skills to deal with unprecedented technological change, according to Deborah Terry.

Sandfire Resources managing director Karl Simich said reports in Fairfax today that its major shareholder, South Korean steel giant Posco, was attempting to offload its 15 per cent stake were mischievous.

Karl Simich and Mark Bennett are justifiably annoyed at having the companies they run added to an investment blacklist; but behind their frustration there is an enormously serious issue for every member of a superannuation fund – and that, in theory, is every working and recently retired Australian.