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Hot cities: the ‘smart’ response to urban heat threats

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imageBushfires and heatwaves are expected to increase and significantly impact on Australian cities and urban communities. AAP/Tracey Nearmy

Significant urban policy and planning efforts have been directed at the problem of rising heat in cities.

“Smart” cities create new relationships and interdependencies between people, technology and...

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Explainer: how is literacy taught in schools?

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imageWhen children start school, they need to develop reading fluency.from www.shutterstock.com

When education commentators turn their attention to the teaching of reading in Australian schools, they often use metaphors of war. They talk about the reading wars as if our classrooms are sites of intense battle.

This can lead to parents becoming not only...

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Morrison talks down personal income tax cuts

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Treasurer Scott Morrison has moved to dampen expectations about the government’s ability to provide early personal income tax cuts.

Initially after becoming treasurer, Morrison said it was vital to deal with bracket creep by providing income tax relief. When the government decided against raising the GST, which would have financed this...

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Love, Serendipity and Algorithms

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

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This article contains minor spoilers about a film that, admittedly, doesn’t have a great deal of plot twists.

For the first half of How to Be Single I assumed I’d write about watching it – and liking it – in spite of Rebel Wilson. About how, not unlike enjoying fried rice and eating around the peas, that yes, she was...

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  3. Explainer: what is Dravet syndrome and how can it be managed?
  4. Shane Warne Foundation not alone in charity spending ambiguity
  5. Gun control in America by the right (and wrong) numbers
  6. The off-topic Conversation #84
  7. Full response from the International Transport Workers' Federation and Maritime Union of Australia
  8. Bill threatens to remove last safety net for refugees fleeing death, torture and persecution
  9. The problems with Australia's hospitals – and how they can be fixed
  10. Infographic: a snapshot of hospitals in Australia
  11. From triage to discharge: a user's guide to navigating hospitals
  12. Insurance outlook: in an era of increasing competition technology will make the difference
  13. EcoCheck: Australia's Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants
  14. Orang-utans play video games too, and it can enrich their lives in the zoo
  15. Memo to our latest cities minister: here's what needs to be done
  16. Here’s looking at: ‘Whistler’s Mother’
  17. Full response from a spokesman for Michaelia Cash and a spokeswoman for Penny Wong
  18. FactCheck Q A: can foreign seafarers be paid $2 an hour to work in Australian waters, under laws passed by Labor?
  19. Health Check: three reasons why sleep is important for your health
  20. Uberbanking, with limits
  21. Not so grassroots: how the snowflake model is transforming political campaigns
  22. Explainer: Screenrights and the thorny question of writers' royalties
  23. Expert panel: the state of the National Broadband Network
  24. Coalition gains in Ipsos despite Turnbull's ratings slump
  25. Banking outlook: threats from technology, burst of housing bubble, end of mining boom
  26. What might a 'Brexit' mean for the Anglosphere – and Australia?
  27. Tipping point: how we predict when Antarctica's melting ice sheets will flood the seas
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  30. True crime interrogates toxic masculinity, at last
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  33. Coalition holds solid lead in Ipsos-Fairfax poll but Turnbull slips
  34. Taking her medicine: Maria Sharapova grand slammed
  35. Brian Greene yes but string theory no
  36. The good, the bad and the ugly: research funding flows to big and beautiful mammals in Australia
  37. How can we understand the origins of Islamic State?
  38. CommInsure – You pays your money and you takes your chance
  39. Utzon Lecture: Re-imagining the Harbour City
  40. Nature's hidden wealth is conservation's missed opportunity
  41. Kids, put down the snails, they could carry rat lungworm
  42. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Windsor and Joyce
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  44. Vital Signs: confidence ranges from 'ok' to 'not great'; meanwhile, the Euro crisis simmers
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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

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Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

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How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

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Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

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Portable Toilet Hygiene Standards Explained: Clean vs Sanitised vs Disinfected

In portable toilet servicing, the words clean, sanitised, and disinfected often get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. And that difference matters because a unit can look tidy and still ...

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Options Available When a Company Faces Financial Distress

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Australia’s Best Walking Trails and the Shoes You Need to Tackle Them

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Why Pre-Purchase Building Inspections Are Essential Before Buying a Home in Australia

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Ensuring Safety and Efficiency with Professional Electrical Solutions

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