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We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often

  • Written by: Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less oftenState Library of South Australia

As we slowly emerge from lockdown, local adventures are high on people’s wish lists. You may be planning a trip to the ski fields, or even the nearby hills to revel in the white stuff that occasionally falls around our southern cities after an icy winter blast.

Our new research explores these low-elevation...

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Why Melbourne needs its own version of the Greater Sydney Commission

  • Written by: Marcus Luigi Spiller, Associate Professor (Urban Planning) - honorary , University of Melbourne

Melbourne’s global reputation for liveability does not resonate with many Melburnians. Its economy has slipped into per capita recession a couple of times over the past decade. Population growth has outpaced the provision of parkland and social housing. Many households must look to fringe areas to find housing they can afford.

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Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homes

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homesShutterstock

The Australian government will provide eligible owner-occupiers with a grant of $25,000 to build a new home or extensively renovate an existing one.

The scheme – estimated to cost up to $688 million – will not be limited to first home buyers.

Contracts must be entered into between now and the end of the year, with work to...

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what to expect from Scott Morrison's virtual summit with India's Narendra Modi

  • Written by: Purnendra Jain, Adjunct Professor, Asian Studies, University of Adelaide
what to expect from Scott Morrison's virtual summit with India's Narendra ModiLukas Coch/AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will finally hold a virtual summit this week after efforts to meet in person were scuttled by the bushfires and coronavirus.

The meeting is significant, not just because it is happening online, but also due to the cooling of relations each country is currently...

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  7. When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution
  8. Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too
  9. Morrison's VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money
  10. it's time to fix our national employment standards
  11. Reports of 'revenge porn' skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it
  12. 40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?
  13. Why does crowd noise matter?
  14. Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble
  15. only urgent intervention can save New Zealand's media
  16. what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees
  17. Matt Canavan says Australia doesn't subsidise the fossil fuel industry, an expert says it does
  18. Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat
  19. Smart cities can help us manage post-COVID life, but they'll need trust as well as tech
  20. could the world stop using fossils fuels today?
  21. this nutrient-stealing marine worm is the oldest known parasite
  22. Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic
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  25. Scott Morrison intervenes over Washington police assault of Australian TV crew
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  27. Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media
  28. The next global health pandemic could easily erupt in your backyard
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  30. we need to know the history of artefacts, but it is more important to keep them in place
  31. The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality
  32. How Julia Gillard forever changed Australian politics
  33. As coronavirus restrictions ease, here's how you can navigate public transport as safely as possible
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  36. SpaceX's historic launch gives Australia's booming space industry more room to fly
  37. In remembering Christo, we remember what art once was
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  40. The coronavirus crisis shows why New Zealand urgently needs a commissioner for older people
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