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It’s time to complete the picture and recognize public expenditures on supports for family caregivers as social investments in the well-being of individuals, families and communities
Getting on well with your work mates will improve your domestic partnership.
Talking to your dog really helps. Here’s what else you can do.
You may not need to sell the family home before entering aged care. There are other options.
An architect and a therapist share tips for improving your home without sacrificing your relationship.
Poor indoor air on tribal lands can cause a range of respiratory illnesses, including viral infections. Here’s how people are fixing the problem while preserving traditional ways.
Some do so of their own accord, using airport amenities to meet their basic needs. Others, however, would rather be anywhere else – and find themselves at the mercy of bureaucratic wrangling.
Heat pumps use electricity to transfer warmth from outside to inside a house.
Don’t just let idyllic representations of life in the country seduce you. Making a successful move depends on ensuring the place you have chosen is a good match for your values and needs.
Understanding the experiences of van dwellers is important not just for those looking to cut their ties to rents and mortgages, but also for community planners and employers.
House plants enrich our domestic lives in ways we often fail to notice. But lockdown may have changed all that.
The U.S. was an outlier in the 20th century. It’s been typical throughout human history, and even today, it’s common practice in most of the world.
Pandemic is once in a generation opportunity to help homeless people stay off the streets for good – we must not waste this.
Whether it’s cars passing nearby, a neighbour’s blaring music or the constant drone of a lawnmower, the trouble with sound is that – unlike light – it can be hard to block out completely.
Working from home during lockdown reminded many of us of the benefits of office life. With a bit of imagination we could have the best of both worlds.
Resilience, humour, hardship and tragedy – a unique survey reveals how ordinary New Zealanders coped during one of the world’s strictest COVID-19 lockdowns.
People tend to pay attention when things get personal, so you need to know how climate change is damaging things in your life.
For so many people, Christmas movies are a link with a happy and safe childhood home.
The music we choose to listen to not only allows us to retreat into a place of peace and privacy, but also helps frame our daily routines and interactions with others.
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Academic, University of Southern Queensland
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer Sustainable Design, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing Studies, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Energy Advisor, formerly, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, University College Cork
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Caroline Robinson is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor Podiatry, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Professor of History, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
