The problem with cashless payments
Apr 14, 2023 14:08 pm UTC| Technology Insights & Views Life
Citizens living in the euro area make an average of 13 payments per week of all types. They circulate through a range of channels and by way of different media, including cash, payment cards, and online. Our means of...
Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education
Apr 14, 2023 14:03 pm UTC| Life
This article is the first in our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling ideas to reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond. A review...
Introducing our new series on the future of Australian higher education
Apr 14, 2023 14:02 pm UTC| Life
The Australian Universities Accord is a grandly named 12-month review seeking ideas to reform Australias higher education system for the next 30 years. Led by a prominent former vice-chancellor, Professor Mary OKane, it is...
The grieving mother of a murdered teen pleads for a stronger social safety net
Apr 13, 2023 15:14 pm UTC| Life
Just days after 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes was fatally attacked at a Toronto subway station, his mother had an urgent message to public officials on how to address the spate of violent crime on the Toronto Transit...
Mars partners with Second Nature Brands on 3 Brittle x M&M products
Apr 12, 2023 23:34 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Mars has collaborated with Second Nature Brands-owned sweet snacking brand, Sheila Gs Brownie Brittle, to create three Brittle x MM products. The trio of new items includes extra-chocolatey Brownie Brittle MMS Minis,...
Puma unveils grunge-inspired pieces in collab with UK fashion brand The Ragged Priest
Apr 12, 2023 23:17 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Puma has unveiled its first-ever collection of grunge-inspired pieces in partnership with British fashion brand The Ragged Priest, consisting of apparel, accessories, and sneakers. The Puma x The Ragged Priest range...
Coca-Cola unveils Fanta Orange-scented fragrance
Apr 12, 2023 23:11 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
The Coca-Cola Company is introducing Scent of Fanta, a limited-edition fragrance version of the Fanta soft drink, just as it rolls out a revised Fanta Orange drink to retailers. Scent of Fanta, which Coca-Cola describes...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight