The human element is essential in cyberdefence; however, humans can also be a significant problem when they do not take cybersecurity seriously.

Superforecasters are ordinary people who hear a question and start thinking about why the seemingly obvious answer is probably wrong. They are almost immune to the biases that affect predictions from ‘experts’. The technique could indirectly improve military capability.

Chinese property developers raised massive amounts of money from customers to fund their next construction project. What made it a Ponzi scheme was that builders depended on an ever-increasing number of new buyers to enable them to buy more land and finish existing buildings.

Optus’s data breach has created enormous costs for individuals and other businesses—some commentators think Optus needs to compensate those customers who have had their data compromised.

The Federal Government says that Australia is out of date regarding cybersecurity, and the government should be able to penalise companies such as Optus if a data breach occurs.

The data breach includes passports, driver's licences, Medicare, phone numbers, and home addresses.

Predicting the future is difficult; in the forties and fifties nobody saw a world where analog could be replaced by digital*—but they did predict flying cars.

The proposed acquisition of a further 12 Seahawks is part of project SEA 9100 Phase 1 (Improved Embarked Logistics Support Helicopter Capability) and will bring the total Australian Seahawk fleet to 36.

Physical exercise, positive relationships and a passion for life help develop and maintain our brain's basic structures as we age.

Although Putin has announced a "partial mobilisation", it is unlikely to increase Russia's military capability due to Russia's lack of expertise in training and logistics.