Walmart Announces Plans to Hire 5,000+ Tech Workers this Year, Expands to New Locations

World’s leading retailer selects Toronto and Atlanta for new Walmart Global Tech hubs MISSISSAUGA, ON., ATLANTA, Ga. and BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 15, 2022 – Walmart Inc....

Energy bills are spiking after the Russian invasion. We should have doubled-down on renewables years ago

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is happening half a planet away from Australia. But the ripple effects are plain to see at every petrol station and, potentially...

The West owes Ukraine much more than just arms and admiration

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s barbaric and cack-handed invasion of Ukraine perversely makes him look like a great re-unifier. Russia is now the most sanctioned country in...

The Putin problem: is there ever a case to kill tyrants?

Republican senator Lindsey Graham has been among those calling for the assassination of Russian president Vladimir Putin in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The...

Governments love to talk about ‘shared responsibility’ in a disaster – but does anyone know what it means?

The devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales have taken everyone by surprise. People have been left to fend for themselves while bickering governments scrambled...

Could I have had COVID and not realised it?

It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has COVID. When we ask how unwell...

Ukraine: why China is not yet bailing out Russia

As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, China’s role has been thrown into sharp relief. Prior to the war, some commentators suggested that China would openly side...

The West thinks that Russians, suffering from sanctions, will end up abandoning Putin – but history indicates they won’t

Some states are making it harder to vote, some are making it easier – but it’s too soon to say if this will affect voter turnout in 2022

There’s been a good deal of crying foul about what are being called anti-democratic new state laws that make it harder to vote. But it turns...

S. Korea’s new Covid-19 cases below 400K

SEOUL – South Korea’s new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases fell below 400,000 on Saturday but concerns linger over the highly transmissible omicron variant amid the government’s...