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    Ride-share companies are losing billions, so why their interest in unprofitable public transport?
    Ride-share companies are losing billions, so why their interest in unprofitable public transport?

    Why do Uber, Lyft, Didi, OLA and other ride-sharing companies want to partner with public transport agencies?


    15-minute cities: The reality and the conspiracy theory
    15-minute cities: The reality and the conspiracy theory

    Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as they’ve been around they’ve ranged from the benign to the absurd. From the six moon landings being faked to the Earth being flat, or our ruling class being lizards, we’ve all probably come across them in one form or another.


    Mould and damp health costs are about 3 times those of sugary drinks. We need a healthy housing agenda
    Mould and damp health costs are about 3 times those of sugary drinks. We need a healthy housing agenda

    The World Health Organisation has always been interested in housing as one of the big “causes of the causes”, of the social determinants, of health. The WHO launched evidence-based guidelines for healthy housing policies in 2019.


    Trees can be weeds too – here’s why that’s a problem
    Trees can be weeds too – here’s why that’s a problem

    When we think of weeds, often what comes to mind are small, quick-growing plants such as the dandelions or couch grass we might find in our gardens. You may not think of trees as being weedy.


    Electric utes can now power the weekend and the work week
    Electric utes can now power the weekend and the work week

    Four years ago, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously claimed electric vehicles (EVs) would end the weekend. “It’s not going to tow your trailer. It’s not going to tow your boat. It’s not going to get you out to your favourite camping spot,” he said.


    Open-plan classrooms are trendy but there is little evidence to show they help students learn
    Open-plan classrooms are trendy but there is little evidence to show they help students learn

    If you step into a newly built school these days, chances are you will see classrooms that look very different to the classrooms most of us spent our school years in as children.


    Future home havens: Australians likely to use more energy to stay in and save money
    Future home havens: Australians likely to use more energy to stay in and save money

    Soaring energy costs are a major factor in Australia’s cost-of-living crisis. The conventional wisdom is people will reduce their energy use in response to rising prices – and this may be the case for the most vulnerable households. However, our research published today suggests rising costs of living are more likely to increase household energy use as people economise by doing more at home.


    New housing models could prevent harm to people with disabilities
    New housing models could prevent harm to people with disabilities

    The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was designed to be a market-based system that would shift power from government and providers to consumers.


    Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there’s still more to do
    Albanese government tackles housing crisis on 3 fronts, but there’s still more to do

    The Albanese government’s housing package moved a step closer to delivery with the recent release of draft legislation. The bills are expected to be tabled in parliament soon. After a decade of general federal disengagement from housing policy (first home ownership being the main exception), this is more than welcome.


    A blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley
    A blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley

    The decline of the coal industry means 17 mines in the New South Wales Hunter Valley will close over the next two decades. More than 130,000 hectares of mining land — nearly two-thirds of the valley floor between Broke and Muswellbrook — will become available for new uses.


    Earthquake footage shows Turkey’s buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains why
    Earthquake footage shows Turkey’s buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains why

    A pair of huge earthquakes have struck in Turkey, leaving more than 3,000 people dead and unknown numbers injured or displaced.


    Aboriginal people have spent centuries building in the Darling River. Now there are plans to demolish these important structures
    Aboriginal people have spent centuries building in the Darling River. Now there are plans to demolish these important structures

    Apart from managing the land, Indigenous people have also managed waterways, including the Murray River and the Darling/Baaka River, for thousands of years.


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