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young women share their stories of homelessness

  • Written by: Jacki Montgomery, Lecturer, Advertising and Media, Western Sydney University
young women share their stories of homelessnessPeople between the ages of 25 and 34 are the largest group of woman who find themselves homeless.Oleg Golovnev/Shutterstock

Increasing numbers of women lack a safe and secure place to call home. But most women who are homeless are “invisible”. You don’t see these vulnerable women sleeping on the streets – most are forced...

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Buck-passing on apartment building safety leaves residents at risk

  • Written by: Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW

Hundreds of residents in a Sydney apartment complex, the 122-unit Mascot Towers, were evacuated last Sunday when cracks began to appear due to a serious structural failure. And it isn’t clear when the residents can return.

This crisis echoes the structural failure at Opal Tower and its evacuation on Christmas Eve last year. We have seen a...

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Krokodil, the Russian 'flesh-eating' drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia

  • Written by: Julaine Allan, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University
Krokodil, the Russian 'flesh-eating' drug, makes a rare appearance in AustraliaThe use of Krokodil has fluctuated throughout the 21st Century.From shutterstock.com

A young man recently turned up at a rural drug and alcohol service in New South Wales seeking help because of an infection in his arm. He said he had injected the drug Krokodil, which had not previously been reported in Australia.

Krokodil is a street name for...

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Myth busted. Boosting super would cost the budget more than it saved on age pensions

  • Written by: Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
Myth busted. Boosting super would cost the budget more than it saved on age pensionsCompulsory super takes money out of the government's coffers faster than savings on the pension put it back in.Shutterstock

It is often claimed that Australia’s superannuation system will ease the budgetary burden of an ageing population. It’s certainly the impression put about by those pushing for an increase in employers’...

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  6. Can a sperm donor be a legal parent? In landmark decision, the High Court says yes
  7. Australia's energy exports increase global greenhouse emissions, not decrease them
  8. Playing games? It's a serious way to win community backing for change
  9. Four laws that need urgent reform to protect both national security and press freedom
  10. Netflix is opening its first Australian HQ. What does this mean for the local screen industry?
  11. Sport is full of conspiracy theories – Chris Froome’s horrific cycling crash is just the latest example
  12. 50 years after Australia's historic 'equal pay' decision, the legacy of 'women's work' remains
  13. The three things universities must do to survive disruption
  14. What do Aboriginal Australians want from their aged care system? Community connection is number one
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  17. Paladin contract secrecy highlights our broken refugee system
  18. Turning local libraries, pools and playgroups into sites of surveillance – ParentsNext goes too far
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  21. How to answer the argument that Australia's emissions are too small to make a difference
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  31. Pressure builds with more protests in Hong Kong, but what's the end game?
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  34. With climate change likely to sharpen conflict, NZ balances pacifist traditions with defence spending
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  36. We asked people to do climate change maths. Their answers depended on their politics
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  40. how remote communities are building on payment for ecosystem services
  41. The New York Times ends daily political cartoons, but it's not the death of the art form
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