Australia sets historic pay floor for delivery drivers
The Fair Work Commission has today introduced a pay floor for roughly 250,000 gig economy workers, establishing mandatory baselines across pay rates, personal accident insurance, formal dispute resolution pathways, consultation on major operational shifts, and the right to unpaid time away. An RMIT expert unpacks these world-leading changes.
Supermarket facial recognition trials sharpen the debate over safety and privacy
Coles and Woolworths have launched facial recognition trials in a bid to curb rising retail crime. An RMIT expert explains the move is sharpening the debate over how retailers balance protecting staff and shoppers with safeguarding consumer privacy.
Australia’s social housing sector is falling behind
Much of the public housing debate focuses on property values and mortgage affordability. New RMIT-led research highlights another declining area of the housing system that needs urgent policy attention – the long-term decline of social housing.
What the RBA rate decision could mean for consumer confidence
Consumer confidence is expected to lift modestly after the Reserve Bank’s decision to hold interest rates at 4.35 per cent, offering welcome relief to homeowners and buyers. But an RMIT expert says the real test will come in spring, when a rise in new listings will show whether current clearance rates can be sustained.
Superannuation shock: Why death benefit wishes may not be legally enforced
New findings from Super Consumers Australia show an estimated 15.7 million Australians may not have a binding death benefit nomination. An RMIT expert explains why this exposes a major gap between what people think they are doing with their retirement savings and what the law actually allows them to control.
Q-Day is coming, and we need to be prepared
Governments and technology companies are preparing for Q-Day – the future point at which a powerful quantum computer can break the encryption systems that secure much of today's internet and digital communications - by moving toward post-quantum cryptography. An RMIT expert explains the urgency for Australia to prepare for this inevitability.
How the US and China are building different AI systems
The global discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) frames the US and China as fierce rivals racing toward the same technological goal, but the reality is more nuanced. An RMIT expert explains.
The importance of recognising service designers in the 2026 Census
Service Designer and Strategic Designer will be recognised as professions within the Australian classification system used for the upcoming census collection, following a successful case by The Design Institute of Australia. An RMIT expert explains the significance of this step.
