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Teaching kids 21st century skills early will help prepare them for their future

  • Written by: Iram Siraj, Visiting Professor of Education, University of Wollongong
imageFuture learners will need an excellent start in early learning if they are to cope with mid to late 21st century challenges.Shutterstock

This is an edited extract written by Iram Siraj, from Future Frontiers: Education for an AI World, a New South Wales Department of Education publication.


It may be a truism that the future will be different, but...

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High energy costs make vulnerable households reluctant to use air conditioning: study

  • Written by: Larissa Nicholls, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
imageWith a hot summer forecast, keeping cool will put a strain on financially vulnerable households. Shutterstock

The trifecta of rising electricity prices, soaring temperatures and concerns over possible blackouts risks increasing heat-related deaths and illness this summer, as households struggle to afford to run cooling appliances.

Over the past...

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Honey Birdette and the changing attitudes to sex in advertising

  • Written by: Lauren Gurrieri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University
imageThe latest storefront advertisements from lingerie retailer honey birdette have drawn a wave of criticism from the public.Facebook/Verina Green

Lingerie company Honey Birdette has been accused of “sexualising women” and its current storefront advertising campaign in suburban Australian shopping centres is described as depicting “so...

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Living rooms for rent by the minute outsource the whole idea of home

  • Written by: Christian Tietz, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW
imageA living room rented by the minute and another room shared for sleeping – the age of the 'distributed' home is upon us.Ziferblat

Zifferblatt with double f and double t is a German and Russian word for a watch face. Ziferblat with only one f and one t is a home you can rent by the minute. The missing letters are a clue to what you get –...

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  3. How Victoria's family violence system fails some victims – by assuming they're perpetrators
  4. From 'Leb bread' to 'Leb Kelly', finally we're seeing more Middle Eastern faces on TV
  5. Did they mean to do that? Accident and intent in an octopuses' garden
  6. Violence between residents in nursing homes can lead to death and demands our attention
  7. Alexander Dugin, Eurasianism, and the American election
  8. At APEC, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping revealed different ideas of Asia's economic future
  9. Fossil fuel emissions hit record high after unexpected growth: Global Carbon Budget 2017
  10. Twitter analysis shows Queensland Labor has put Adani behind them
  11. Hanson loses replacement senator – before he is even sworn in
  12. What we can learn from the Warren Buffett of the web
  13. With One Nation on the march, a change to compulsory voting might backfire on Labor
  14. Simon Leys, navigator between worlds – a unique Australian intellectual
  15. Cups, lingerie and home-made pads: what are the reusable options for managing your period?
  16. Cormann and Shorten reach deal on citizenship disclosure
  17. Hemp can now be sold as a food in Australia (and it's super good for you)
  18. The gender pay gap is wider in the arts than in other industries
  19. Why big projects like the Adani coal mine won't transform regional Queensland
  20. Small potent doses of illegal drugs are evading authorities but having a huge impact
  21. Portable units and temporary leases free up vacant land for urgent housing needs
  22. What causes breast cancer in women? What we know, don't know and suspect
  23. 'Successful failures' – the problem with food banks
  24. Support for standardised tests boils down to beliefs about who benefits from it
  25. Three ways robots can save lives in war
  26. Labor increases Newspoll lead to 55-45% as Shorten moves within striking distance as better PM
  27. Undecided Queensland voters disillusioned with Palaszczuk, suspicious of Nicholls
  28. Coalition loses majority after Alexander resigns. Qld polling and preferences
  29. From Public Confessions to Public Trials: The Complexities of the Weinstein Effect
  30. Extreme right Alabama Senate candidate accused of sexual encounter with 14-y/o girl
  31. Liberal John Alexander likely to quit imminently
  32. Explainer: what exactly is a living wage?
  33. Why has BHP distanced itself from legal threat to environment groups?
  34. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the never-ending citizenship crisis
  35. Why are rates of domestic violence in Australia still so high?
  36. Flowers, remembrance and the art of war
  37. Brian Cox is a world record holding 'rockstar scientist'. Here's why
  38. UN slams Australia’s human rights record
  39. How the 'Warwick egg incident' of 1917 exemplified an Australian nation divided
  40. Some remote Australian communities have drinking water for only nine hours a day
  41. Why children need to be taught to think critically about Remembrance Day
  42. Friday essay: Mapplethorpe and me
  43. Vital Signs: business conditions are peachy, so why aren't businesses investing?
  44. Sharing economy sounds caring, but let's put it to the ethical city test
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  46. Can 'brown fat' really help with weight loss?
  47. Sharkie told by Turnbull she may have to go to High Court
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