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Transport access is good for new housing, but beware the pollution

  • Written by: Christine Cowie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW
imageResidents of high-density housing might value features such as balconies, but when roads get busy this increases exposure to pollution.Adam J.W.C./Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Many new housing developments are being sited along major traffic corridors. While it’s logical to put infill housing close to public transport, locating medium- and...

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A maverick on fabric: the strange, unconventional art of Jenny Watson

  • Written by: Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
imageDetail from Jenny Watson's The Pretty Face of Domesticity, 2014, oil and synthetic polymer paint on velvet striped shantung. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Transit, Mechelen ©the artist

Is Jenny Watson Australia’s equivalent to Tracey Emin? Watson is about a decade older; she is less concerned with listing everyone that she has ever...

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Plant hormone boost for New Zealand's critically endangered night parrot

  • Written by: Janet Pitman, Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Biology and Biotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington
imageThe flightless, nocturnal and sweet-smelling kākāpō was thought to be extinct, but during the 1970s, two remnant populations were discovered. One, in Fiordland, included only males.From Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-ND

New Zealand’s nocturnal and flightless parrot, the kākāpō, may be famous for trying to mate with the...

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UNHCR accuses government of breaching undertaking over refugee cases

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageFilippo Grandi urged an immediate end to Australia's offshore processing of refugees.Martial Trezzini/EPA

The United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, has accused Australia of breaking its word by refusing to allow refugees on Manus Island and Nauru with family in Australia to settle here – a claim denied by...

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  1. Rising carbon dioxide is making the world's plants more water-wise
  2. FactCheck Q A: the facts on birth rates for Muslim couples and non-Muslim couples in Australia
  3. Australia’s new marine parks plan is a case of the Emperor's new clothes
  4. Three visual illusions that reveal the hidden workings of the brain
  5. Domestic violence and Australian churches: why the current data have limitations
  6. Why apartment dwellers need indoor plants
  7. Knives are sharpening on the new home affairs office
  8. Women now have clearer statistics on whether IVF is likely to work
  9. Essays on blood: why do we actually have it?
  10. Hugs, drugs and choices: helping traumatised animals
  11. Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers – but only if used wisely
  12. How not to agree to clean public toilets when you accept any online terms and conditions
  13. Lessons Australia could learn from other countries to strengthen peace and stability
  14. How can our cities match Europe's for finding value in their creative vibe?
  15. The economics of the money-back guarantee
  16. Politics of landscape: the 2017 Wynne Prize finalists
  17. Abbott scores big win on party reform as Coalition continues to trail in Newspoll
  18. Peter Dutton's postal plebiscite 'fraught with conflict': Warren Entsch
  19. Shorten and Turnbull to talk on four-year terms
  20. Victoria may soon have assisted dying laws for terminally ill patients
  21. Weekly Quiz: in which year was the Battle of Dunkirk?
  22. As the Australian cricketers' industrial dispute drags on, here's what we've learnt
  23. Both franchisees and franchisors benefit from company-owned stores
  24. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the home affairs department
  25. How our immune system causes heart disease
  26. The Archibald finalists – and why Tony Albert deserves to win
  27. Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
  28. Athlete health and fair play: Kristen Worley case puts women’s sport policy in the dock
  29. Friday essay: from the Great Wave to Starry Night, how a blue pigment changed the world
  30. Explainer: how scientists invent new colours
  31. Plonk: a language lover's guide to Australian drinking
  32. Social mix in housing? One size doesn't fit all, as new projects show
  33. Vital Signs: the RBA's still longing for Goldilocks growth
  34. When to send a child to school causes anxiety and confusion for parents
  35. New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table?
  36. In banning plastic bags we need to make sure we're not creating new problems
  37. How 'nudge theory' can help shops avoid a backlash over plastic bag bans
  38. The ACCC threatens to take Telstra and other ISPs to court over misleading NBN speeds
  39. Grattan on Friday: Abbott shapes up in Liberals' fight over their 'internals'
  40. Antidepressants and pregnancy: study didn't find they actually cause autism
  41. Open season for our notion-building pollies
  42. Everyday makers defy populists' false promise to embody 'your voice'
  43. Three ways to help your teenage kids develop a healthier relationship with alcohol
  44. Refuge in a harsh landscape – Australian novels and our changing relationship to the bush
  45. How to borrow tools from the startup world for aid and development
  46. The off-topic Conversation #129
  47. The four-year treasure hunt for the hoodwinker sunfish
  48. Australia’s new ‘Home Office’ is a worry for immigration policy
  49. Australian coworking spaces cater to a more diverse crowd than just young tech entrepreneurs
  50. When it comes to kids and social media, it's not all bad news

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