Australia’s middle-aged are the engine room of the nation but many risk burnout: Report
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-May-2026 18:15 ET (11-May-2026 22:15 GMT/UTC)
Middle-aged Australians are keeping the country running - but it’s taking a hefty toll on their wellbeing, a new report shows.
A study published in Strategic Management Journal sheds light on the subtle yet significant role that unelected officials play in helping corporations secure successful contract bids.
The research, led by Dr. Tony L. He of Rutgers Business School in Newark, N.J., analyzed a dataset of 14,849 public procurement contracts across 28 European countries between 2011 and 2017.
New research from Dartmouth reveals that artificial intelligence can now corrupt public opinion surveys at scale—passing every quality check, mimicking real humans, and manipulating results without leaving a trace. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show just how vulnerable polling has become.