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City share-house rents eat up most of Newstart, leaving less than $100 a week to live on

  • Written by: Simone Casey, Research Associate, Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University
City share-house rents eat up most of Newstart, leaving less than $100 a week to live onEven when sharing a house, the average cost of rent means very little is left over from the Newstart allowance for food and living costs.shutterstock.com

In all Australia’s capital cities, average share-house rents in the inner suburbs (where jobs are concentrated) leave people without enough money for food and other basics, new research...

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In a chatty world, losing your speech can be alienating. But there's help

  • Written by: Kirrie J Ballard, Professor, Speech Pathology, University of Sydney
In a chatty world, losing your speech can be alienating. But there's helpPeople who have trouble with their speech, say after a stroke, can find it challenging. But a speech pathologist can help.from www.shutterstock.com

Sam is a high school drama teacher — articulate, funny, smart. It’s an ordinary day and she isn’t feeling great, but pushes through. At morning tea, she spills coffee down her shirt;...

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How Australians talk about tucker is a story that'll make you want to eat the bum out of an elephant

  • Written by: Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
How Australians talk about tucker is a story that'll make you want to eat the bum out of an elephantWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Not to put a damper on things, but Australian food hasn’t always made us happy little Vegemites.

One needn’t look further than the humble meat pie to see how our love/hate relationship with Aussie tucker has evolved. In the early 20th century, the dog’s eye was just a cheap staple on our...

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'Edible forests' can fight land clearing and world hunger at the same time

  • Written by: Jagannath Adhikari, Sessional Lecturer, UNSW
'Edible forests' can fight land clearing and world hunger at the same timeA Nepalese woman collects mushroom in a forest.Jagannath Adhikari, Author provided

Reducing emissions from deforestation and farming is an urgent global priority if we want to control climate change. However, like many climate change problems, the solution is complicated. Cutting down forests to plant edible crops feeds some of the world’s...

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