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Who's responsible? Housing policy mismatched to our $6 trillion asset

  • Written by: Jago Dodson, Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University

Does the Australian government have the policy, organisational and conceptual capacity to handle the country’s A$6 trillion housing stock? We ask this question in a newly released research report. The answer is critically important to both household opportunity and prosperity, and to the management of our largest national asset.

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Friday essay: the legend of Ishtar, first goddess of love and war

  • Written by: Louise Pryke, Lecturer, Languages and Literature of Ancient Israel, Macquarie University
imageIshtar (on right) comes to Sargon, who would later become one of the great kings of Mesopotamia. Edwin J. Prittie, The story of the greatest nations, 1913

As singer Pat Benatar once noted, love is a battlefield. Such use of military words to express intimate, affectionate emotions is likely related to love’s capacity to bruise and confuse.

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Is it really so wrong to care for an introduced bird species?

  • Written by: Grainne Cleary, Researcher, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
imageThe birds commonly seen in urban backyards of Australia are increasingly introduced species like this house sparrow, sharing a birdbath with a native red-browed finch. Wanda Optland

While running the Australian Bird Feeding and Watering Study, I have been surveying people on whether they try to discourage undesirable birds from entering their...

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The Lark Descending: are non-native birds undervalued in New Zealand?

  • Written by: Stephen D Wratten, Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand
image Numbers of skylarks have declined dramatically in western Europe.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

New Zealand has an audacious plan to protect its native birds. The country has pledged to rid itself of introduced mammalian predators by 2050 and, this year, will spend $20 million on the Battle for the Birds, one of the largest predator control...

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  2. Pauline Hanson is wrong – we need to include children with disability in regular classrooms
  3. Explainer: how malware gets inside your apps
  4. Make Money this Winter and Hire out Your Van
  5. Gene testing for the public: a way to ward off disease, or a useless worry?
  6. The government's new energy plans will leave investors less confident than ever
  7. 'Who knew the world could be so awful': Alice Birch's apocalyptic feminist theatre
  8. Journalists in war zones tread a fine line between safety and freedom of speech
  9. Why the sunrise is still later after the winter solstice shortest day
  10. Why is the Australian government funding Hollywood films at the expense of our stories?
  11. It's easy to do business in New Zealand but it needs to be easier
  12. Growing up in disadvantaged areas may affect teens' brains, but good parenting can help
  13. Restricting bail and parole for those with terror links is no cure-all
  14. Are we counting culture to death?
  15. Uber's problems highlight silicon valley's faltering vision for the future
  16. Surgeons admit to mistakes in surgery and would use robots if they reduced the risks
  17. Business Briefing: following the money in cricket
  18. Beyond Medicare levies: joining the dots to create places that are good for our health
  19. Where are the new Australian musicals? Waiting in the wings
  20. Feeling euphoric on a low-carb diet? The effect on your brain is similar to an illicit drug
  21. Hey, sexy: objectifying catcalls occur more frequently than you might think
  22. A venomous paradox: how deadly are Australia's snakes?
  23. A Labor government would boost schools' money but how much would it unpick Gonski 2.0?
  24. Republicans hold seats at US House by-elections
  25. Get in on the ground floor: how apartments can join the solar boom
  26. Should governments provide funding grants to encourage public interest journalism?
  27. Speaking with: Peter Doherty about infectious disease pandemics
  28. The CPA saga demonstrates why Australia's corporate governance code needs replacing
  29. Three charts on: Australia's declining homicide rates
  30. Canavan offers to fund gas exploration, but what do we get in return?
  31. Three charts on: the NBN and Australia’s digital divide
  32. What Australia can learn from the New Zealand retirement system
  33. Taxing sugary drinks would boost productivity, not just health
  34. Grenfell Tower fire exposes the injustice of disasters
  35. As Harry Potter turns 20, let's focus on reading pleasure rather than literary merit
  36. Science journalism is in Australia’s interest, but needs support to thrive
  37. Australia's lobbying laws are inadequate, but other countries are getting it right
  38. Curious Kids: how can a tiny seed actually grow into a huge tree?
  39. New Zealand joins a growing global Conversation
  40. Australians shy away from Trump but strongly embrace the alliance: Lowy poll
  41. Government reaches out to Catholics on Gonski 2.0
  42. Labor takes a political risk and opposes government's tougher citizenship legislation
  43. Land clearing on the rise as legal 'thinning' proves far from clear-cut
  44. How the corporate veil is motivating misbehaviour and obscuring who should take the blame
  45. A human percussion section: The Idea of North with Kaichiro Kitamura
  46. Are China and the US destined for war?
  47. Income inequality exists in Australia, but the true picture may not be as bad as you thought
  48. What does DNA sound like? Using music to unlock the secrets of genetic code
  49. Research Check: can a new drug really protect redheads from cancer?
  50. We need to be cautious when assuming CCTV will prevent family violence

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