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Australia's social housing policy needs stronger leadership and an investment overhaul

  • Written by: Julie Lawson, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Australia's social housing policy needs stronger leadership and an investment overhaulEnergy efficient social housing in Tasmania. Xsquared, Hobart, Author provided

Australia will need another 730,000 social housing dwellings in 20 years if it is to tackle homelessness and housing stress among low-income renters. These are the findings of a new report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), which shows...

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Australians' feelings sour towards China: Lowy poll

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The attitudes of Australians towards China have soured dramatically in the past year, according to the Lowy Institute’s annual poll released on Wednesday.

Only 32% trust China to act responsibly in the world - which is a drop of 20 points from the 2018 poll and the lowest level in the 15 years of the poll.

Despite this, more Australians have...

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Morrison warns of widespread pain if US-China trade tensions are not contained

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Scott Morrison will warn of the danger of any further escalation in US-China tensions and declare Australia won’t let its relations with China be dominated by inevitable differences, in a major speech ahead of this week’s G20 meeting.

Walking a line between Australia’s major ally and its largest trading partner in a Wednesday...

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To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

  • Written by: Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12If you're going overseas with your little one, you can vaccinate them against measles early. But they'll still need their regular jab when they turn one.from www.shutterstock.com

This year, we’ve seen a resurgence of measles around the globe. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recorded more than 230,000 cases in the first five months of...

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  1. Why Christians disagree over the Israel Folau saga
  2. 5 things to know about the traditional Christian doctrine of hell
  3. why can’t we do whatever we want?
  4. Can you be liable for defamation for what other people write on your Facebook page? Australian court says: maybe
  5. what is surveillance capitalism and how does it shape our economy?
  6. Peter Dutton is whipping up fear on the medevac law, but it defies logic and compassion
  7. You can't get influenza from a flu shot – here's how it works
  8. here's why Darwin was rocked so hard by a distant quake
  9. fear for the Great Barrier Reef made climate change feel urgent
  10. talk of the demise of central banks is greatly exaggerated
  11. Jobs are changing, and fast. Here's what the VET sector (and employers) need to do to keep up
  12. E. coli in milk won't necessarily make you sick – but it signals risks from other bacteria
  13. why older Australians are more trusting, and what that means for them
  14. Julie Gough's 'Tense Past' reminds us how the brutalities of colonial settlement are still felt today
  15. why do spiders need so many eyes but we only need two?
  16. Australia's still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard
  17. Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works
  18. Morrison wants to unleash economy's 'animal spirits' and foreshadows new look at industrial relations
  19. dead, in crisis, or in transition?
  20. In Never Look Away we finally have a painter biopic offering insight into the creative process
  21. People who spread deepfakes think their lies reveal a deeper truth
  22. For women's sake, let's screen for depression as part of the new heart health checks
  23. Dan Tehan wants a 'model code' on free speech at universities – what is it and do unis need it?
  24. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the winding up of Australian Conservatives
  25. here's the best way to score at the Women's World Cup
  26. The mighty mulga grows deep and lives long
  27. Need to find a good restaurant? Economics serves up some golden rules
  28. Why revive a forgotten Australian classic? Oriel Gray's The Torrents remains relevant today
  29. Difficult for Labor to win in 2022 using new pendulum, plus Senate and House preference flows
  30. Obesity has become the new normal but it's still a health risk
  31. South Australia is close to fully decriminalising sex work
  32. High Court judgment still leaves donor-conceived families in limbo about who is a legal parent
  33. Apple controversy masks the real failures of Federation Square
  34. What the not guilty pleas mean for the trial of alleged Christchurch mosque gunman
  35. what the additional terrorism charge means for mosque attack trial
  36. 30 years since Australia first connected to the internet, we've come a long way
  37. the sordid history of AFL barracking
  38. How a humble Perth boathouse became Australia's most unlikely tourist attraction
  39. Once were Kiwis. Here's the hidden history of Australia's own well-being framework
  40. Locking up kids damages their mental health and sets them up for more disadvantage. Is this what we want?
  41. how uncapped university funding actually boosted Indigenous student numbers
  42. Friday essay: diversity in the media is vital
  43. Curious cases of chemical cross-kingdom communication
  44. Driverless buses can help end the suburbs' public transport woes
  45. Those tax cuts test Albanese and provoke Hanson
  46. Government senator urges sale of ABC city properties
  47. Cory Bernardi to disband Australian Conservatives
  48. Why we should be wary of expanding powers of the Australian Signals Directorate
  49. giving schools extra money only if they meet 'outcomes' can hamper teaching standards
  50. who the suspects are, what they're charged with, and what happens next

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