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why older Australians are more trusting, and what that means for them

  • Written by: Phoebe Bailey, Associate Professor of Psychology, Western Sydney University
why older Australians are more trusting, and what that means for themOlder adults tend to prioritise present-focused goals such as emotional satisfaction.Shutterstock

Populations around the world are ageing rapidly. Almost one in four people will be aged 60 or more by 2050. This growing cohort of older adults is often portrayed as too trusting – why should this be so?

Trust may be particularly important for...

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Julie Gough's 'Tense Past' reminds us how the brutalities of colonial settlement are still felt today

  • Written by: Julie Shiels, Lecturer - School of Art, RMIT University
Julie Gough's 'Tense Past' reminds us how the brutalities of colonial settlement are still felt todayA still from Gough's video Hunting Ground (pastoral).Author provided

The phrase “colonial settlement” sounds benign, but Julie Gough’s Tense Past presents compelling evidence to the contrary.

Since 1994, Gough has been searching the archives, piecing together the evidence and representing Tasmania’s overlooked history of...

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Australia's still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard

  • Written by: Trivess Moore, Lecturer, RMIT University

New housing in Australia must meet minimum energy performance requirements. We wondered how many buildings exceeded the minimum standard. What our analysis found is that four in five new houses are being built to the minimum standard and a negligible proportion to an optimal performance standard.

Before these standards were introduced the average...

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  8. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the winding up of Australian Conservatives
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  17. Apple controversy masks the real failures of Federation Square
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  26. Friday essay: diversity in the media is vital
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