1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow a site to remember information about your visit, such as a choice you have made, so that pages behave consistently. Similar technologies, such as local storage, can serve comparable purposes. In this policy we use the word “cookies” broadly to cover these technologies.
Cookies cannot run programs or deliver harmful code to your device. They simply store small pieces of information that the website or its providers can read back later.
2. How we use cookies
We use cookies sparingly. Some are essential for the website to work, and others are entirely optional and used only with your consent. We do not use cookies to build detailed personal profiles, and we ask before placing anything beyond what is strictly necessary.
When you first arrive, our consent banner lets you accept all categories, reject everything that is optional, or open the settings to choose category by category. Strictly necessary cookies remain active because the site cannot function without them.
3. Categories we offer
3.1 Strictly necessary
These cookies are required for core functions, such as remembering your cookie preferences and keeping the site secure and stable. Because they are essential, they are always active and cannot be switched off through our banner.
3.2 Analytics
If you allow them, analytics cookies help us understand, in aggregate, which articles are read and how visitors move through the site. This helps us improve our general content. They are only set after you give consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any time.
3.3 Marketing
Marketing cookies would only be used if we ever run informational campaigns about our own content. They are switched off by default and are never enabled without your explicit consent.
4. Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be set by trusted providers we rely on, such as an analytics service you have consented to. These providers act on our behalf and are expected to handle information responsibly. We do not permit third parties to use cookies placed through our site for their own unrelated advertising purposes.
We also load a small number of resources from reputable content delivery networks, such as web fonts and an icon library, served over secure connections. These are used to display the website correctly.
5. How long cookies last
Cookies fall into two broad groups by lifespan:
- Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are removed when you close it.
- Persistent cookies remain for a set period or until you delete them. Where we store a preference, such as your consent choice, it is kept for a limited period and then refreshed.
Your consent choice is recorded so that we do not need to ask you on every page, and so you can update it whenever you wish.
6. Managing your choices
You are in control of the optional cookies on this site. You can open the cookie settings from the consent banner and toggle analytics or marketing on or off, then save your preferences. Strictly necessary cookies stay on so the website keeps working.
If you clear your browser storage, your saved preference will be removed and the banner will appear again on your next visit, allowing you to make a fresh choice.
7. Browser-level controls
Most browsers let you view, block or delete cookies through their settings. You can usually choose to be warned before a cookie is stored, or to refuse cookies altogether. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of this or other websites from working as intended. The help section of your browser explains how to manage these settings.
8. Updates to this policy
We may revise this Cookie Policy if our practices or applicable laws change. The “last updated” date near the top of this page shows when it was last reviewed. Significant changes will be reflected here, and where appropriate we will ask for your consent again.
9. Contact
If you have questions about how we use cookies, you can reach us at 500 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022, Australia, by phone on +61 2 9947 8000, or through our contact page. For more on how we handle personal information generally, please read our Privacy Policy.