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Want to be happy? It’s all about the green. epSos.de/Flickr

It’s official: city parks make us happy

By Kate Griffiths, University of Oxford and Rich Grenyer, University of Oxford

Spending time with nature in our cities' parks and gardens can improve individual satisfaction in life and make us less aggressive, anxious and stressed. So isn’t it time we placed access to nature alongside…
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Facing tough questions: NSW’s planning review must grapple with competing visions of development. Flickr/Askew One

Under review: rival visions for people and communities

By Peter Sainsbury

Later this year Brad Hazzard, NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, faces a difficult decision. Will he prepare new state planning legislation that prioritises a desired outcome: healthy, functional…

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Child hunger level underreported

Rice University

A new study has shown that addressing child hunger at an individual and family level may not be enough, with only 70% of…

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