Established in 1949, UNSW Sydney is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching universities, renowned for the quality of its graduates and its commitment to academic excellence, innovation and social impact.
In an often-muted bush landscape, the deep crimson of the waratah stands out like a shout.
Increasing heat in Sydney and other Australian cities highlights the urgent need to apply our knowledge of how to create liveable low-carbon cities.
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The research has been done. The evidence is in. We know how to create cities that are sustainable, liveable and affordable. But we have yet to apply that knowledge widely across Australian cities.
It’s easy to ask businesses to invest more, hard to get them to do it.
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The government can help boost business investment, but it would take a boost in government investment and would keep the budget in deficit.
The statistics show the wealthiest households are getting a growing share of household wealth. The Productivity Commission is trying to tell us they are not.
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Freedom of Information documents show the Bureau of Statistics spent a good deal of effort toning down news of rising inequality. The Productivity Commission seems to have been at it too.
People have tried to stop or slow hurricanes in the past.
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At best, nuking a hurricane will do nothing, and at worst it will spread radioactive fallout around the world.
The crisis of confidence in the safety and soundness of new apartment buildings won’t end without a decisive response from federal, state and territory governments.
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Unsafe apartments are being evacuated as confidence plummets – even the author of a report commissioned by building ministers wouldn’t buy a new apartment. What will it take for governments to act?
Ekspektasi yang diberikan guru kepada siswanya penting untuk menjaga motivasi dan meningkatkan potensi akademik. Meski demikian, ekspektasi yang berlebihan dapat berakibat buruk bagi sebagian siswa.
Tim Fischer and his hat at the National Press Club in Canberra in 2012.
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With a relatively low debt to GDP ratio, Australia was never at risk of becoming Greece. But Germany, with negative interest rates and scant prospects for economic growth, is an open question.
Inside a strip search booth used at music festivals. New research has found strip searches have increased 20 fold in the last 12 years.
Obtained by Redfern Legal Centre from NSW Police Force under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW)
In a non-policing context, having to perform such acts would be a serious assault. This is why strip searches are meant to be a last resort and only used in serious and urgent circumstances.
As Australia commits to joining a coalition in the Strait of Hormuz, preventing escalation of any conflict should be the primary concern of all players.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics insists inequality has been stable, but its data suggests something less rosy.
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Recent reports suggested eating chicken could reduce the risk of breast cancer. In the study, those who ate chicken were at lower risk – when compared to women who ate large quantities of red meat.
A large bowl or pan thought to have been made in Sydney by the potter Thomas Ball between 1801 and 1823.
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Though the Indigenous inhabitants were using white clay long before them, Sydney-made pottery helped colonists maintain different aspects of ‘civilised’ behaviour.
If you’re depressed, the headlines might tempt you to reach out for a chocolate bar. But don’t believe the hype.
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