Globally, there is intense discussion about the future of urban life through the World Urban Campaign. The central proposition is that:
… the battle for a more sustainable future will be won or lost in cities.
Presumably, this is predicated on the fact that 54% of the world’s people live in cities, where 70% of global GDP is generated....
The urban landscape is complex and ever-changing in cities such as Perth, but digital aerial photography can now monitor even the smallest changes.Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SACities and mine sites are complex spaces, which frequently change at a fine scale. This makes them hard to monitor. It is now possible, though, to adapt digital aerial...
If a majority of med students come from privileged backgrounds, how are they to understand their patients who don't?from www.shutterstock.comThousands of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students recently found out whether they had been accepted into Australian medical schools.
Selection is a highly competitive process, requiring an impressive...
Are today's politicians more cynical and power-hungry than their predecessors?AAP/Sam MooyAfter five prime ministers in five years, many fear that Australia’s political system is irrevocably broken. The Conversation, in partnership with Griffith Review, is publishing a series of essays exploring the problems surrounding, and solutions to, Aus...
In today’s fast-moving financial markets, many new and experienced traders wonder whether automated trading systems — often called trading robots, expert advisors (EAs), or algorithmic bots — can real...
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Physical retail is back and it’s booming. Shopping centres across Australia are preparing for one of the biggest Christmas and Boxing Day sale seasons on record, driven by strong consumer confidence...
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Agile Energy is now positioned to play a defining role in reducing energy costs for Australian businesses and fast-tracking the nation’s transformation into a globally competitive green economic pow...
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