Professor Terence Tao is regarded as the world’s greatest living mathematician. Originally from Adelaide, he was doing university level maths by age 9.

He joins Sean Aylmer from the US to discuss how problem solving can help business, and what we need to do to improve Australia’s mathematical prowess.

Professor Terence Tao is regarded as the world’s greatest living mathematician. Originally from Adelaide, he was doing university level maths by age 9.
He joins Sean Aylmer from the US to discuss how problem solving can help business, and what we need to do to improve Australia’s mathematical prowess.

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Interview: Problem solving with the world’s greatest mathematician

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Are Australia’s big department stores running out of road? In the US, iconic names like Saks and Macy’s are shrinking fast. At home, David Jones and Myer have both been closing stores as consumer behaviour shifts and online retail keeps growing.

Sean Aylmer speaks with retail expert Professor Gary Mortimer from Queensland University of Technology, about whether department stores can still survive - and if so, what they need to become.

Are Australia&rsquo;s big department stores running out of road? In the US, iconic names like Saks and Macy&rsquo;s are shrinking fast. At home, David Jones and Myer have both been closing stores as consumer behaviour shifts and online retail keeps growing. Sean Aylmer speaks with retail expert Professor Gary Mortimer&nbsp;from Queensland University of Technology, about whether department stores can still survive - and if so, what they need to become.

Q+A: Are we watching the slow death of David Jones and Myer?

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The federal government considers scaling back capital gains tax concessions for property investors. 
A tale of two markets with tech stocks dumped and miners surging
AustralianSuper loses funds to competitors for the first time in 20 years 
Still no re-unification for the federal coalition
Crypto’s market cap tumbles nearly half-a-trillion US dollars 

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Thursday 5 February 2026
The federal government considers scaling back capital gains tax concessions for property investors.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">A tale of two markets with tech stocks dumped and miners surging</li>
<li aria-level="1">AustralianSuper loses funds to competitors for the first time in 20 years&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Still no re-unification for the federal coalition</li>
<li aria-level="1">Crypto&rsquo;s market cap tumbles nearly half-a-trillion US dollars&nbsp;</li>
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CGT scale back for property investors; tech stocks hammered; $US500b crypto sell-off

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