This article addresses whether or not science will eventually come up with a way of slowing down, reversing or preventing ageing.

Steven Ross Pomeroy, the author of this article, believes that parents and educators who reinforce erroneous beliefs are leaving future generations ill-prepared to face a complex and interconnected world. The problem is, of course, deciding what erroneous beliefs are.

The introduction of artificial intelligence applications like ChatGPT has the potential to change the nature of work radically.

The author argues there were three WW2 turning points—Stalingrad (Eastern Front), Battle of Britain (Western Europe) and Midway (Pacific). The German loss at Stalingrad put Germany on the defensive for the remainder of the war leading to its eventual unconditional surrender.

During a visit to Australia, USMC General David Berger said that stopping Chinese aggression will require a combination of science, technology and diplomacy.

Despite the Russian media describing Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Moscow's coalition versus NATO, little material support has been provided to Russia by its so-called coalition partners.

In early 2023 a labour shortage is hitting the Australian service industry—it is worth noting that Defence contractors compete in this market in providing services to defence, which could affect future costs.

The Strategic Review team needs to answer the question what type of defence force Australia needs now and in the future—history might help by looking at how the question was answered in 1945.

During WW2, the Japanese released 9,000 balloons, each carrying a bomb—1,000 balloons reached the USA—apart from the party from Oregon, there were no other casualties.

Covers key areas relating to PNG—its history, people, language and government. Includes several useful references.