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We Live Here: how do residents feel about public housing redevelopment?

  • Written by: Dallas Rogers, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
image#WeLiveHere2017 aims to turn inanimate buildings into metaphorical sentient structures, with 'mood lights' expressing the feelings of Matavai and Turanga Tower residents about their neighbourhood's redevelopment.Nic Walker courtesy of #WeLiveHere2017, Author provided

The Sydney suburb of Waterloo is set to be redeveloped as a...

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Explainer: how international competition affects how much you earn

  • Written by: Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University

Low wages growth has been a spectre hanging around the Australian economy for some time. In our series What We Earn we unpick the causes for this and why some workers might be feeling it more than others.

The slump in wage growth is not just an Australian phenomenon – wage growth in most advanced economies has been lower than expected in...

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AGL rejects Turnbull call to keep operating Liddell coal-fired power station

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull told parliament on Tuesday he and Josh Frydenberg are in discussions with AGL about keeping Liddell operating beyond 2022.Lukas Coch/AAP

Energy giant AGL has delivered an initial sharp rebuff to Malcolm Turnbull’s plea to extend the life of the Liddell coal-fired power station by at least five years.

But Turnbull is said to be...

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Newspoll 53-47 to Labor, but Turnbull's better PM lead blows out

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

This week’s Newspoll, conducted 31 August to 3 September from a sample of 1610, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, a one point gain for the Coalition since last fortnight. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 37% Coalition (up 2), 9% Greens (steady) and 8% One Nation (down 1). This is the Coalition’s 19th successive Newspoll loss under...

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  1. What Cassini's mission revealed about Saturn's known and newly discovered moons
  2. What 'sniffer' planes can tell us about North Korea's nuclear tests
  3. From segregation to celebration: the public pool in Australian culture
  4. Australia and Timor Leste reach a deal on the Timor Sea – but much remains unknown
  5. Here's what social media data can tell us about the performance of Australian cities
  6. Western Australian researchers get cut off from nationally funded research cloud
  7. Two centuries of continuous volcanic eruption may have triggered the end of the ice age
  8. Has APRA just outsourced its job?
  9. Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it
  10. What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?
  11. Virtual child pornography could both help and hinder law enforcement
  12. Guide to the Classics: Homer's Odyssey
  13. Retrofitted cities are forcing residents to live with planning failures – we're due for a rethink
  14. Why Australian CEOs are sharing part of our wages pain
  15. Hedonism not only leads to binge drinking, it's part of the solution
  16. New Zealand’s fisheries quota management system: on an undeserved pedestal
  17. Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on media reform
  18. Shorten shakes off citizenship pursuers as Labor pursues Joyce
  19. Another day, another scandal: CBA blames customers for identity theft
  20. Three reasons why pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking
  21. A look back at Cassini's incredible mission to Saturn before its final plunge into the planet
  22. Kim Jong-un's nuclear ambition: what is North Korea's endgame?
  23. Trump can’t win: the North Korea crisis is a lose-lose proposition for the US
  24. How shopping centres are changing to fight online shopping
  25. Universities must act now on sustainability goals
  26. Without proper protections, same-sex marriage will discriminate against conscientious objectors
  27. Health Check: is makeup bad for your skin?
  28. The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
  29. What is hedonism and how does it affect your health?
  30. This is why we cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change
  31. It's reputation that matters when spin doctors go back to the newsroom
  32. I have always wondered: why are some fruits poisonous?
  33. All that glitters: why our obsession with putting gold on food is nothing new
  34. At last! The world's first ethical guidelines for driverless cars
  35. Curious Kids: Why do stars twinkle?
  36. Anger, aggression and violence: it matters that we know the difference
  37. The new Great Barrier Reef pollution plan is better, but still not good enough
  38. Australia's record-breaking winter warmth linked to climate change
  39. The more years spent in a classroom the lower your risk of heart disease
  40. The off-topic Conversation #134
  41. Not just nice to have: nature in the workplace makes employees happier and healthier
  42. Face Value: business leaders are betting we will spend more
  43. Vital Signs: living in the past won't distract from our current economic woes
  44. How I came to know that I am a closet climate denier
  45. New research unlocks the mystery of leaf size
  46. Almost half of trans young people try to end their lives. How can we reduce this alarming statistic?
  47. Friday essay: The personal is now commercial – popular feminism online
  48. Racism is real, race is not: a philosopher's perspective
  49. Sex and the City, Santiago style, where they're serving up 'coffee with legs'
  50. There is no apprenticeships 'crisis' in Australia

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The Business Case for Choosing Australian Fabricators Over Imported Alternatives

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Renovating or repairing an existing roof comes with quite a few headaches, and matching the old roof...

Sydney Academy Partnership Targets Talent Development for Travel and Hospitality

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How Strategic Corporate Gifting Boosts Client Retention and Team Morale

As the calendar pushes towards the end of the year, business leaders across Australia begin evalua...

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You know that feeling at the end of a long, busy week when all you want is a calm spot outdoors, whe...

Smart Wardrobe Storage Ideas for Small Sydney Apartments and Bedrooms

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