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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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  2. Frozen was our most important feminist film but the sequel won't have the same impact
  3. how Australia and the US can remain close despite the threat
  4. Here's what teachers look for when kids start school
  5. We know contact with nature makes you feel better. Can virtual contact do the same?
  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
  15. Setka gets backing from group of unions as split deepens
  16. US-Iran conflict escalates again, raising the threat of another war in the Middle East
  17. Paladin contract secrecy highlights our broken refugee system
  18. Turning local libraries, pools and playgroups into sites of surveillance – ParentsNext goes too far
  19. Why the Australasian Health Star Rating needs major changes to make it work
  20. a stylish, enjoyable, historically informed opera premiere
  21. How to answer the argument that Australia's emissions are too small to make a difference
  22. Below zero is ‘reverse’. How the Reserve Bank would make quantitative easing work
  23. Five films not to miss from the 2019 Sydney Film Festival
  24. How advertising can repurpose itself to serve cities in more sustainable ways
  25. CSIRO Australian National Outlook 2019
  26. the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose
  27. what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?
  28. education divide explains the Coalition's upset victory
  29. forget court action – you won't win
  30. what is 'hybrid warfare' and what is meant by the 'grey zone'?
  31. Pressure builds with more protests in Hong Kong, but what's the end game?
  32. There's a looming waste crisis from Australia's solar energy boom
  33. who came up with the first letters?
  34. With climate change likely to sharpen conflict, NZ balances pacifist traditions with defence spending
  35. how retailers bury customers in an avalanche of choice
  36. We asked people to do climate change maths. Their answers depended on their politics
  37. What's the point of education? It's no longer just about getting a job
  38. Beware the teething trap. Many products don't work, and can even be dangerous
  39. More students are going to university than before, but those at risk of dropping out need more help
  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
  42. Young Australians champion 'democracy' and 'freedom' in designing constitutional change
  43. Australia's pristine beaches have a poo problem
  44. Lambie's vote key if government wants to have medevac repealed
  45. Quantum physics experiment shows Heisenberg was right about uncertainty, in a certain sense
  46. Setka furore opens division within the labour movement – and there is no easy solution
  47. Michelle Grattan on John Setka, press freedom, Adani approval and tax
  48. Built like buildings, boab trees are life-savers with a chequered past
  49. Proposal to mine fossil-rich site in New Zealand sparks campaign to protect it
  50. what it's like to be a pensioner renting privately as Australia's housing costs soar

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