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Based on the nostalgic yearning for an imaginary past, Kiwiana should be quietly retired in the face of massive social and political change.
People love to connect with nature and that’s possible with vertical gardens on high-rise developments. But gardens need a gardener to keep things under control.
Economists have provided guidelines for what to do. The pandemic has expanded what’s possible.
From money creation to COVID to uncertainty to the end of rapid economic growth, Peter Martin’s summer reading list is unsettling and uplifting.
A collapse in political legitimacy means people think the normal rules don’t apply anymore, making the world a more difficult and even dangerous place for all of us.
Ocean swimmers often wax lyrical about the benefits of a regular dip in the salt water.
The best podcasts take you inside another person’s head and heart. Here are some summer listens to get you started.
Some of our coastal defences are in desperate need of preservation and could be transformed into tourist attractions.
All sorts of transactions are “two-way value exchanges” in which it isn’t clear in which direction the money should flow. The proposed media bargaining code is one of them.
Memories of past holidays shape this one and ones years in the future.
The residential hall for international and local university students equipped them for a globalised world, more than anything they could learn in a class.
Indigenous languages around the world are declining at a rapid rate, but linguists can help language revival by working with communities of native speakers.
Once thought to occur only in birds and mammals in the Northern Hemisphere, due to the more pronounced winters, we now know torpor is widespread in small Australian mammals.
With protection underfoot and ventilation on top, the thong is the perfect summer shoe for Australian conditions. Pity it’s not really Australian.
Summer is the time for road trips — and books that can take you on a journey of discovery.
Summer can bring out the bugs. Here’s what to do if you miss a spot when applying insect repellent.
What blooms underground and smells like vanilla? The answer is an underground orchid, and I never expected to see one, let alone have the privilege of working on them.
From coronavirus to climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement, street artists expressed their views on the walls and in the parks and laneways of Australia in 2020.
A vaccine may be the magic bullet, but getting travellers back in the skies will require much more — including convincing people that travel is safe again.
When setting a new year’s goals, look closely at the reasoning behind it. Is it something you want to do, or think you should? The answer can help predict the outcome.
From failing to consider the costs of not locking down, to underestimating the role of dumb luck in a pandemic, here are some critical thinking mistakes not to repeat in 2021.
Just because you can go to a Sydney New Year’s party, it doesn’t mean you should.
Women’s leadership reached new heights this year, just as the Coalition’s gendered policy response to the pandemic set women back across the board.
New Zealand scores well against other countries — especially over its handling of the pandemic — but there are still areas that need improving.