Staffing rural schools has been an issue in Australia for at least 113 years. We need a fresh approach to tackle this persistent problem.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on New South Wales
Displaying 61 - 80 of 124 articles
Legal vegetation ‘thinning’ is contributing to high rates of land clearing, potentially causing problems for threatened species and ecosystems.
Sir Robert Richard Torrens – the man behind Australia’s ‘Torrens system’ of land-title registration – was an economic liberal who might have approved of privatising title registries.
For renting to become a truly viable, long-term alternative to home ownership, greater rental affordability and security is needed.
The record floods of 1954 and 1974 still stand as Lismore’s high-water marks. But Tropical Cyclone Debbie delivered her deluge far more abruptly than the rains that triggered those historic floods.
Analysis of MySchool data shows that selective public schools are selecting fewer students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds, thus worsening inequality in the school system.
New South Wales has just had its hottest summer on record – an event that was made 50 times more likely by humans’ impact on the climate.
NSW’s proposed new rigorous physics syllabus refocuses on the fundamentals, but it’ll require investment in teaching skills so all students can benefit from it.
Heat records have tumbled across New South Wales as the state suffered through the weekend’s heatwave. A new analysis shows that climate change made this kind of event much less of a rarity.
LIfeguards could potentially have a new ally in the fight to reduce shark incidents: drones that can spot when a shark swims nearby, and automatically alert authorities.
In the absence of strong federal action on climate change, many states have developed their own climate and energy policies.
Shark nets are controversial, which is why the New South Wales government is investigating a host of other ways to keep humans and sharks apart – some more tried and tested than others.
Researchers have found a disaster “hotspot” in northern New South Wales, where nearly half of the state’s most disadvantaged communities are found.
Many of the iconic coastal villages of Australia have a close association with professional fishing.
New South Wales wants to extend its shark net program after a spate of attacks in the north of state.
New South Wales’ U-turn on its greyhound ban says much about the calibre of politicians and their subjugation to the media.
Australian superannuation funds are joining the trend to invest in infrastructure because it’s safer for industry members.
Moves to tighten land-clearing laws in Queensland and New South Wales have been met with outrage from farmers. So how can we get regulation right?
New South Wales’ ban on greyhound racing is a response to the high rate of animal deaths in the industry. But what about other states, and other animal industries, where the problem is prevalent too?
Superannuation, health and child care are among the issues that are likely to matter most to voters in the bellwether NSW seats of Eden-Monaro, Robertson and Lindsay.
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
-
Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
-
Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology
-
Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
-
Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
-
Principal Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
-
Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
-
Professor in Marine Fisheries Ecology, Macquarie University
-
Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
-
Landscape Ecologist, The University of Queensland
-
Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
-
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
-
Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
-
Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, UNSW Sydney
-
Honorary lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
