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How do you determine the financial benefit of cutting a tree down, versus leaving it standing? Environmental accounting offers some insight.
The states that are delivering more affordable housing have sophisticated, multi-pronged strategies to serve the full range of needs.
Do you know where your beer was brewed?
Many “imported beers” are actually made locally. Should we have clearer labelling for the origins of beer?
Corals on the Great Barrier Reef that are tolerant to warmer waters can be used to help repair other parts of the reef damaged by recent coral bleaching events.
Talk of the government preparing to ‘walk away’ from the Clean Energy Target proposal is unnecessarily cynical.
Beauty brand Dove caused controversy with an ad seemingly showing a black woman turning white after using its body lotion. While Dove removed the ad, it played into the racist history of skin whitening.
A Senate committee has made the right decision by rejecting the Fair Work Commissions recommendations to slash penalty rates - here’s why.
New research shows that, too often, grandparents who are primary carers are being locked out of decisions about their grandchildren’s welfare.
British dancer Aakash Odedra performed four solo works, drawing on classical Indian dance, in a fitting close to the OzAsia festival.
If a child is old enough to ask about suicide, then they’re probably old enough for a discussion about it.
People aren’t the perfectly rational, number-crunching risk-takers that traditional theory suggests. Research shows a whole variety of factors feed into risk-taking.
The debate about the nature of early trauma memories and their recovery isn’t new.
Fossils of a whale thought to be found only in southern waters have been discovered at two sites in the northern hemisphere.
No matter whether competitive tendering or negotiation is used, operators that do not meet clear and transparent service benchmarks should be shown the door.
The law says that newly built houses should have a six-star energy rating, to help residents afford their heating and cooling bills. But some builders seem to be findings ways around this requirement.
An Aboriginal man shoots a white landowner in self-defence, triggering a tragic tale of racism in 1920s Northern Territory.
As breaches of personal data are becoming more common, what steps should companies be taking now to protect our online data?
A grassroots movement with its genesis in Melbourne has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Caravan tells the tale of a mother and daughter who live in a caravan. Staged in the Malthouse Theatre’s forecourt, it is a sweet look at class and gender.
“Nangs” are cheap, legal and easy to get - but like most drugs, they are also highly dangerous.
Aged-care units can be a lottery of comfortable versus uncomfortable temperatures, depending on the building’s construction and where you live within it. That needs to improve.
The dolphin population in parts of Western Australia more than halved one year, just as an El Niño event hit over in the Pacific. So what’s the connection?
Senators should consider how repayment thresholds vary depending on family circumstances, the impacts on taxes and how long students will be saddled with debt.
Archaeologists have a long tradition of taking artists along on their expeditions. A new exhibition in Cyprus aims to revive the practice.