Can AI help do your tax return?
As Australians prepare their tax returns for the 2025–26 financial year, many are navigating a much more complicated income environment shaped by hybrid work, side hustles, digital platforms and AI-driven work opportunities. An RMIT expert explains how AI can influence tax time.
US tariffs could create a ‘conflict of laws’ for Australian businesses
The Trump administration has proposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian imports as part of an escalating US trade enforcement strategy against countries allegedly failing to take action to prevent forced labour within global supply chains. An RMIT expert explains that if Australia meets the US’s trade ban tariffs, this could create a ‘conflict of laws’ for Australian businesses sourcing from China.
Could empty office spaces help Melbourne’s housing crisis?
Melbourne has one of the highest property vacancy rates in the country, and with reports that state and federal housing targets cannot be met, vacant second grade office buildings offer a unique opportunity. An RMIT expert explains.
Feeling hungrier after weight loss doesn’t always mean eating more
New research suggests that appetite after weight loss may not operate in straightforward ways, with biological signals, feelings of hunger, and eating behaviour not always aligning. An RMIT expert explains.
