Striking a balance between employer expectations and employee rights is becoming increasingly complicated due to new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). Businesses are embracing systems that supposedly “boost productivity,” and a parliamentary inquiry into workplace surveillance has heard some are also using them to keep a closer eye on their workers.

Stricter regulation at the state and federal level can reduce the number of illicit vapes available and the associated toxic chemicals inhaled by users. But e-cigarettes still pose a health risk, as nicotine is inherently addictive and increases the risk of serious health conditions. Some single disposable e-cigarettes for sale in Australia contain as much nicotine as 20 packets of cigarettes.

Because gender stereotypes have portrayed certain STEMM fields as masculine, leading to fewer women studying and working in STEMM, these fields tend to sustain exclusionary, male-dominated cultures that are not supportive of or attractive to women and other underrepresented groups. It is a perpetual cycle that we need to break.