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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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  9. Fossil fuel emissions hit record high after unexpected growth: Global Carbon Budget 2017
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  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
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  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
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