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The risk of a household contact becoming infected is low. So it’s time to lift isolation requirements, now so many of us are immune to the virus.
Biogas is often overlooked as a source of renewable energy, but it could be a solution to dealing with the 9.5 million tonnes of food waste created by the UK every year.
An architect and a therapist share tips for improving your home without sacrificing your relationship.
The COVID-19 pandemic risks reversing progress made to increase access to affordable, reliable and sustainable domestic energy sources in Kenya.
When restricting the movement of their citizens to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, low income countries should tailor measures to local socio-economic circumstances.
The typical American’s annual household carbon footprint is over five times the world per capita average.
Supermarkets and farms have acted to ensure they discard fewer “ugly” and “wonky” fruit and vegetables. However, the bulk of the problem lies with households.
Over the past 20 years, the number of American households that have grandparents, their kids and their grandkids living under the same roof has nearly doubled.
The stereotype of a dependent generation who won’t leave home ignores the many reasons adult family members choose to live together in the one house.
New analysis shows low-income earners, particularly in Tasmania and South Australia, face the most mortgage stress.
Men have increased their housework contributions – a nod towards greater gender equality. Yet women still spend twice as much time on housework as men.
When my good friend and long-term collaborator Sam Warren was given a pile of women’s magazines from the 1930s by her grandmother Jane Frampton, we found among them 11 Christmas issues of Good Needlework…
When the carbon tax was introduced, there was a lot of discussion about winners and losers. The Labor government limited the number of businesses that had to pay the tax, while it also gave carbon tax…
Researchers have found that dishwashers are particularly conducive to the growth and spread of disease-causing fungi. These fungi have been implicated in causing lung diseases and sometimes fatal infections…
The two main political parties agree to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to 5% below the 2000 level, or about a 20% reduction below business as usual. However, they propose very different policy…
Australians have been working hard to cut down their household’s daily water consumption, however a new study reveals that…
The proportion of Australians saving their pennies has risen since June, but householders still have not recovered completely from the global financial crisis that began in 2007, according to a new survey…
Household dryers are likely to emit hazardous chemicals including carcinogens. Hazardous materials were found in air-vented…
One of the most comprehensive greenhouse gas calculators ever was launched today, allowing members of the public to add up the total carbon cost of their their household set-up, food choices and travel…
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Monash University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS | Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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(Formerly) Senior Research Specialist, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Sydney
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Professor of People and Organisations, The Open University
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Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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PhD Researcher in Urban Agriculture, University of Sheffield
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Research Fellow in Environmental Change, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor at School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
