Brisbane rents are up nearly 50% more than the national average and homelessness in Queensland is increasing at the fastest rate in the country. The state can take several steps to turn things around.
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The record-breaking Cyclone Freddy was a wake-up call to prepare for the storms of the future.
Why are some of the problems with housing stress and homelessness worse in New South Wales than in other states?
The diets of Tasmanian devil are narrowing in areas where humans have changed the landscape. This has big implications for conserving the species.
Almost half of the participants in a study of bedrooms said they have or might have a sleep problem and they would prefer not to use the room for multiple activities.
Almost 4,000 Australian plant species have never been photographed in the field, particularly in remote corners of the country. Without a proper record, they could die out without us even knowing.
Macquarie Island isn’t just a windswept rock halfway to Antarctica. It’s a globally unique home to dozens of bird and marine mammal species, hence the government’s plans to give it greater protection.
Catch-up vaccinations are free. These hints and tips will help you get started.
When we value and respect people with disability, they are less likely to be subjected to harm.
Voters in the region have long been seen as caring more about their finances than green issues. But living through extreme heat, rain and floods has them focused on living with climate change.
People have died taking selfies at cliffs, waterfalls and natural pools. We need to try a different approach to reducing the risk.
El 75 % de los edificios de la Unión Europea no son energéticamente eficientes. Los materiales y la forma de las construcciones determinan su exposición al exterior y la cantidad de calor que pierden y absorben.
Dozens of threatened Australian species are back from the brink. But many are reliant on fenced-off safe havens and could not survive the feral predators of the wild. True safety is harder
It can be disruptive or refreshing, and we feel it every single day. But do you ever stop to think what creates wind on our planet?
Are blackouts really looming by the middle of this decade? An AEMO report warns they might be – but there are plenty of projects on the drawing board that will help ease the squeeze on the grid.
Our Mars rovers might not be sensitive enough to detect signs of life. But lessons from Antarctica might make future missions more successful.
The sudden removal of ‘erotic’ features from the virtual friend app has left lovelorn users high and dry.
The proposals from the Attorney-General’s Department could help bolster Australia’s privacy laws — but there are some deficiencies.
Sydneyphiles remounts Yang’s 1977 exhibition, documenting mainstream Sydney and the illegal gay party scene.
There won’t be an easy tech fix for the questions about authorship raised by ChatGPT and other text generators.
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer, Director of Studies (Computer Science), UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Lecturer, English and Creative Writing, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, NHMRC Emerging Leader & Clinical Psychologist, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow and clinical psychologist, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Scientia Lecturer (Research), UNSW Sydney
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Emerita Professor, UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist at the Black Dog Institute , UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
