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We can learn a lot from disasters, and we now know some areas don't recover

  • Written by: Ed Blakely, Honorary Professor in Urban Policy, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
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Natural disasters were once regarded as a problem for the developing world, with reports of these rarely leading the news. Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy punctured that insularity in the US thanks to a malevolent combination of extreme weather events and population growth – especially in highly inappropriate places like storm-surge zones.

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Goosebumps, tears and tenderness: what it means to be moved

  • Written by: Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
imageA team of researchers has begun to unlock the secrets of the heart-melting state.

Emotion embodies motion. When we experience emotions were are agitated and stirred, transported and animated. Motion is at the root of the word itself: emotion comes from the Latin, meaning to move out or away.

Many writers propose a small set of basic emotions, each...

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Coming soon to a cinema near you? Ticket prices shaped by demand

  • Written by: Deb Verhoeven, Professor and Chair of Media and Communication, Deakin University
imageMelbourne-based start up Choovie will launch a service offering demand based ticket pricing to filmgoers at the end of March.Lucky images/shutterstock

Chances are that if you see just one film this year, you probably saw it already. The period between Christmas and Australia Day is typically the busiest and most competitive in our film calendar....

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If scandals don't make us switch banks, financial technology might

  • Written by: Rob Nicholls, Lecturer in Business Law, UNSW
imageEven when bank customers have a very good reason to switch, research shows they're often reluctant to make the move.AAP/Paul Miller

An efficient market relies on rational customers being willing to change suppliers when there’s good reason to do so. But what happens when customers stay put regardless? This issue is particularly acute in the...

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  1. Why the housing shortage exacerbates scabies in Indigenous communities
  2. The environment needs billions of dollars more: here's how to raise the money
  3. Rethinking how we assess learning in schools
  4. Robot rights: at what point should an intelligent machine be considered a 'person'?
  5. Trump, the wannabe king ruling by 'twiat'
  6. Cory Bernardi leaving Liberal fold without parliamentary followers
  7. What is a balanced diet anyway?
  8. Ouch! The drugs don't work for back pain, but here's what does
  9. How regions can persuade fly-in fly-out workers to live locally
  10. Whores through the ages: 'Tis Pity entertains but fails to cut through
  11. Can you sue someone for giving you a bad reference?
  12. Health Check: are painful periods normal?
  13. The tag is cut: how will the Trump-Turnbull spat damage the alliance?
  14. Twelve myths about e-cigarettes that failed to impress the TGA
  15. Deb Wilks: Corporates need to stump up for the arts
  16. Hissstory: how the science of snake bite treatments has changed
  17. Declining sport viewership shows why we should keep it on free TV
  18. Meet El Niño’s cranky uncle that could send global warming into hyperdrive
  19. The world is watching Australia’s decline in schools education. We know how to fix it, but the parents must listen
  20. Australia on the move: how GPS keeps up with a continent in constant motion
  21. From clean cut kids to Christian comics to Riverdale: the Archiverse revolution
  22. If we are reaching neoliberal capitalism's end days, what comes next?
  23. Newspoll shows Coalition trailing 46-54% at start of new parliamentary session
  24. Snapchat's IPO filing does nothing to justify its US $25 billion valuation
  25. Three ingredients for running a successful environmental campaign
  26. Joe Hockey lobbies Trump's right-hand men over refugee deal
  27. WA Newspoll: 54-46 to Labor with One Nation at 13%
  28. High Court confirms Rod Culleton is not a senator – so what happens next?
  29. Joyous, comic and grim: the best new Indigenous playwrights
  30. How storytelling drives finance and economics
  31. Eight podcasts to get between your ears this year
  32. Maybe moderate drinking isn't so good for you after all
  33. Vital Signs: time to shift the goalposts on investor lending again?
  34. University vice chancellors say Trump order threatens global research
  35. To resist Trump’s tyranny, just don’t comply
  36. Will the diplomatic aggravation and reputational damage to Turnbull and Australia have been worth it?
  37. Growth of women’s football has been a 100-year revolution – it didn't happen overnight
  38. The legal minefield of 3D printed guns
  39. How do you know if your child is ready to start school?
  40. Hard work, not 'Confucian' mentality, underpins Chinese success overseas
  41. Friday essay: trace fossils – the silence of Ediacara, the shadow of uranium.
  42. ADHD: claims we're diagnosing immature behaviour make it worse for those affected
  43. Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull should walk away from the refugee deal
  44. New coal plants wouldn't be clean, and would cost billions in taxpayer subsidies
  45. The government is right to fund energy storage: a 100% renewable grid is within reach
  46. Sensible reform to finance affordable housing deserves cross-party support
  47. Turnbull's $1.75 million donation is bad news for Australian democracy
  48. Turnbull’s energy game-changer
  49. Do vegetarians live longer? Probably, but not because they're vegetarian
  50. US embassy says refugee deal stands, but Trump casts new doubt in tweet

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Designing Eco-Friendly Custom Water Bottles for Your Next Event

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The Business Case for Choosing Australian Fabricators Over Imported Alternatives

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