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New NSW building law could be a game changer for apartment safety

  • Written by Matthew Bell, Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of Studies for Construction Law, University of Melbourne

Three years have passed since a cladding-fuelled fire claimed 72 lives in Grenfell Tower, London, on June 14 2017. The construction industry and its regulators around the world are still grappling with how to create effective regulations to ensure dwellings are built to keep their occupants safe.

The New South Wales Parliament passed two important...

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Should I wear a mask on public transport?

  • Written by Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University
Should I wear a mask on public transport?Shutterstock

As restrictions ease, many Australians will be wondering if it’s worth wearing a mask on the bus, train or tram to reduce their risk of being infected with coronavirus.

When Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth was asked about this earlier this week, he said:

If you are a vulnerable person and you have no other means of...

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The state removal of Māori children from their families is a wound that won't heal – but there is a way forward

  • Written by Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
The state removal of Māori children from their families is a wound that won't heal – but there is a way forwardnewsroom.co.nz

Too many New Zealand children are born into a state of crisis, as two recent and damning reports have shown.

The Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children) was one of five inquiries launched after a media investigation into the attempted “uplift” of a newborn baby from its mother at a maternity ward...

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  2. 120 million years ago, giant crocodiles walked on two legs in what is now South Korea
  3. An El Niño hit this banana prawn fishery hard. Here’s what we can learn from their experience
  4. 4 ways a smart government can create jobs and cut emissions
  5. Protests add new element of uncertainty to COVID exit
  6. Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn't even be up for debate
  7. employers requisitioned our homes and our time
  8. TV has changed, so must the way we support local content
  9. Ten Twitter accounts you should be following if you want to listen to Indigenous Australians and learn
  10. what the AFL and NRL need to turn sport into show business
  11. Australia needs to confront its history of white privilege to provide a level playing field for all
  12. could bacteria in a capsule protect us from coronavirus and other respiratory infections?
  13. My baby has 'tongue-tie'. Should I be worried?
  14. with 100 days to go, can Jacinda Ardern maintain her extraordinary popularity?
  15. How a stone wedged in a gum tree shows the resilience of Aboriginal culture in Australia
  16. University students aren't cogs in a market. They need more than a narrow focus on 'skills'
  17. At least 1,241 tonnes of microplastics are dumped into Aussie farmland every year from wastewater sludge
  18. how the government shaped a blokey lockdown followed by a blokey recovery
  19. it would help not to pay businesses late)
  20. it's like an ethnic conflict, which offers clues to managing 'road wars'
  21. Heading back to the gym? Here's how to avoid injury after coronavirus isolation
  22. Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap
  23. Cutting the ABC cuts public trust, a cost no democracy can afford
  24. Defunding the police could bring positive change in Australia. These communities are showing the way
  25. The national cabinet's in and COAG's out. It's a fresh chance to put health issues on the agenda, but there are risks
  26. Who owns the bones? Human fossils shouldn't just belong to whoever digs them up
  27. Voices, hearts and hands – how the powerful sounds of protest have changed over time
  28. It's 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don't expect the same this year
  29. By sacking staff and closing stores, big businesses like The Warehouse could hurt their own long-term interests
  30. does your driving speed make any difference to your car's emissions?
  31. If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness
  32. Attending the G7 in the US carries great diplomatic risks for Australia
  33. 'Forced' evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door
  34. where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit 'to your heart's content'
  35. You better hope your work cleaner is one of the few who has time to do a thorough job
  36. bushfires destroyed the writing retreat of an Aussie literary icon
  37. how to protect your kids from in-person sexual abuse
  38. how to protect your kids from online sexual abuse
  39. how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?
  40. racism, COVID-19, and the inequality that fuels these parallel pandemics
  41. Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too
  42. How Marriage Therapy Help Your Relationships
  43. How far away can dogs smell and hear?
  44. Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it's unfair and costly
  45. Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)
  46. 20% of pregnant Australian women don't receive the recommended mental health screening
  47. The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it
  48. Desire Lines is a small love story inside an epic tale
  49. Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off
  50. Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey
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