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    Are we cooking up a toxic health hazard?
    Are we cooking up a toxic health hazard?

    Neither clean nor green, it turns out lauded natural gas is a toxic mix of harmful chemicals that cause asthma and other chronic breathing disorders, anaemia and cancer. Dr David Shearman explains why we should remove gas from our homes.


    Banning artificial stone could prevent 100 lung cancers and 1,000 cases of silicosis, where dust scars the lungs
    Banning artificial stone could prevent 100 lung cancers and 1,000 cases of silicosis, where dust scars the lungs

    Silica dust is a very fine dust produced when products such as bricks, concrete and pavers are cut or drilled. Artificial stone, which is used mainly for kitchen benchtops, is a particularly potent source of silica dust.


    Top 5 timber floorboard options for your house
    Top 5 timber floorboard options for your house

    Timber has always been used as a favourite flooring material of most homeowners because of its beauty, durability, and beauty. And now that timber floors have become a bit more affordable than they were before, a lot of people are considering changing their floors.


    Shanty towns and eviction riots: The radical history of Australia’s property market
    Shanty towns and eviction riots: The radical history of Australia’s property market

    Skyrocketing property prices and an impossible rental market have seen growing numbers of Australians struggling to find a place to live.


    The sizes, types, standards of Australian bricks
    The sizes, types, standards of Australian bricks

    Standard brick sizes Australia: the most common dimensions and uses for Australian bricks.


    To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security
    To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security

    In the aftermath of destructive floods, we often seek out someone to blame. Common targets are the “negligent local council”, the “greedy developer”, “the builder cutting corners”, and the “foolish home owner.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple, as Sydney’s huge floods make clear.


    More rented, more mortgaged, less owned: What the census tells us about housing
    More rented, more mortgaged, less owned: What the census tells us about housing

    On the surface, the latest census tells us home ownership has changed little over the past five years. Between the 2016 census and this census in 2021, the share of Australians owning their homes remained steady at about 66%.


    Buildout to breakout: Top tips to prepare collaboration spaces in the hybrid work era
    Buildout to breakout: Top tips to prepare collaboration spaces in the hybrid work era

    As workers return to the office, collaboration spaces are getting a makeover. With hybrid work becoming the norm, workspaces need to be redesigned.


    Designing an ensuite: The best layouts and floor plans for a modern Australian master bedroom
    Designing an ensuite: The best layouts and floor plans for a modern Australian master bedroom

    Ensuites are a crucial part of modern Australian home design. Here’s how to design an ensuite that reflects your interior flair.


    Duplex design floor plans: The best layouts for a duplex
    Duplex design floor plans: The best layouts for a duplex

    Duplexes are rapidly growing in popularity in Australia particularly within urban areas as many turn to alternative housing for relief from price gouging.


    Transitioning to electric vehicles — Australia is in for a shock
    Transitioning to electric vehicles — Australia is in for a shock

    Transitioning to electric vehicles will not just affect the cars we drive — it will be the biggest transport revolution since the horse-and-buggy days, but unlike that revolution, this one will catch many unawares.


    Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival
    Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival

    Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide.


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