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Facts sink glib housing supply mantra – the focus must be on affordable rental

  • Written by: Hal Pawson, Associate Director - City Futures - Urban Policy and Strategy, City Futures Research Centre, Housing Policy and Practice, UNSW

As everyone supposedly knows, fixing housing unaffordability is simply a matter of boosting housing supply. But wait! With their just-published report on house-building and population growth, ANU academics Ben Phillips and Cukkoo Joseph have blown yet another hole in that sacred claim.

By comparing housing demand and supply at a sub-regional...

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English test for international students isn't new, just more standardised

  • Written by: Amanda Muller, Senior Lecturer (Nursing English), Flinders University
imageMany English providers already meet the "new" standards.Shutterstock

Since it was introduced in the 1800s, standardised testing in Australian schools has attracted controversy and divided opinion. In this series, we examine its pros and cons, including appropriate uses for standardised tests and which students are disadvantaged by them.


International...

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There's some evidence lithium protects from dementia, but not enough to put it in drinking water

  • Written by: Perminder Sachdev, Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, UNSW
imageLong-term treatment with lithium has improved memory and learning in rats.from shutterstock.com

When people think of lithium, it’s usually to do with batteries, but lithium also has a long history in medicine. Lithium carbonate, or lithium salt, is mainly used to treat and prevent bipolar disorder. This is a condition in which a person...

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  5. The future of plastics: reusing the bad and encouraging the good
  6. Del Kathryn Barton explores powerful female sexuality but reproduces the male gaze
  7. Explainer: how is the price of medicine decided in Australia?
  8. Jelena Dokic's story of abuse shows links between elite sport and child labour
  9. Universities need to rethink policy on student-staff relationships
  10. Why New Zealand can't outsource employment policy to its central bank
  11. Contradictory polls in Queensland, while the Greens storm Northcote in Victoria
  12. Most young Australians can’t identify fake news online
  13. Delhi suffers second smog crisis in 12 months, as wake-up calls go unheeded
  14. Four reasons the Australian government should consider litigation against tobacco companies
  15. When the US locked up white Australian immigrants like Australia does to asylum seekers
  16. Three charts on: how emotional and economic abuse go hand-in-hand
  17. Can a tech company build a city? Ask Google
  18. Five reasons India, China and other nations plan to travel to the Moon
  19. Why the fashion industry keeps failing to fix labour exploitation
  20. Going overboard on religious protections could come back to bite in multicultural Australia
  21. Bennelong polls: Galaxy 50-50, ReachTEL 53-47 to Liberal
  22. It's too soon to celebrate a narrowing gender wage gap
  23. Don Dale royal commission demands sweeping change – is there political will to make it happen?
  24. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the same-sex marriage ballot result
  25. Plague outbreak: where does it still exist and could it spread?
  26. Step up Australia, we need a traffic cop in space
  27. From Lord of the Rings to Crocodile Dundee – franchising Australian culture?
  28. Three charts on: what's going on at Manus Island
  29. It's unrealistic to expect MPs to follow the view of the people who elected them every time
  30. A Robert De Niro Theory of Post-Truth: ‘Are you talking to me?’
  31. Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way
  32. The dual citizenship saga shows our Constitution must be changed, and now
  33. Friday essay: when did Australia’s human history begin?
  34. How 'liar loans' undermine sound lending practices
  35. Vital Signs: Australia's mining boom transition is on shaky ground
  36. What prospective parents need to know about gene tests such as 'prepair'
  37. This is how to create social hubs that make 20-minute neighbourhoods work
  38. NAPLAN has done little to improve student outcomes
  39. Grattan on Friday: In 2017 Australia has delivered to LGBTI community but failed its First Peoples
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  42. How the same-sex marriage survey got us talking about – and trusting – data
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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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