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    UNSW and ACOSS partnership launches an international review of housing and homelessness policies
    UNSW and ACOSS partnership launches an international review of housing and homelessness policies

    A new report released today from the UNSW Sydney and Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) Poverty and Inequality Partnership compares the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on housing and homelessness in Australia with seven other case study countries.


    Budget expands deposit scheme for first home buyers: A second-best option, with risks down the road
    Budget expands deposit scheme for first home buyers: A second-best option, with risks down the road

    With housing affordability set to be a key election issue, the 2022 federal budget expands the scheme the Coalition put forward at the 2019 election to help first home buyers.


    Thinking of swerving high fuel prices with an e-scooter or e-bike? 5 crucial questions answered
    Thinking of swerving high fuel prices with an e-scooter or e-bike? 5 crucial questions answered

    Petrol prices are hitting eye-watering highs. As global affairs put pressure on the availability of commodities, we’re likely to continue seeing volatile petrol prices in the future.


    How Germany’s useful idiots helped destroy Ukraine and the Green energy movement
    How Germany’s useful idiots helped destroy Ukraine and the Green energy movement

    In September AD 9, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, also known as the Varian Disaster (Clades Variana) by Roman historians took place at modern Kalkriese in Germany’s lower Saxony region that forever shaped Roman attitudes towards the Germans.


    The future of mixed-use and what makes a successful design
    The future of mixed-use and what makes a successful design

    Our cities are changing and we’re living more densely; the ways in which we live, work and play are worlds apart from a decade ago and as a result, we’re entering a new era in urban development that is preferencing mixed-use.


    Building the Ventilation Revolution would clear indoor air, helping our kids and older Australians breathe easier
    Building the Ventilation Revolution would clear indoor air, helping our kids and older Australians breathe easier

    Thirteen years ago, during the global financial crisis, Australia announced what became a A$16 billion program called Building the Education Revolution.


    We should have doubled-down on renewables years ago
    We should have doubled-down on renewables years ago

    If that makes you think nations should have taken steps to secure alternatives to fossil fuels years ago, you’re not alone. As it is, the much higher energy prices are likely to accelerate the exit of coal – and gas – from our energy grids.


    Renovating a House: all of the hidden costs
    Renovating a House: all of the hidden costs

    A vast number of factors contribute to the overall cost of renovating a house in Australia.


    ‘May you always taste the sweetest fruit’: uncovering the history and hidden delights of your neighbourhood
    ‘May you always taste the sweetest fruit’: uncovering the history and hidden delights of your neighbourhood

    Sydney’s Green Square is one of Australia’s biggest urban renewal projects. But it’s much more than a construction site. First Nations people know it by another name: nadunga gurad, or sand dune Country.


    Wearing shoes in the house is just plain gross. The verdict from scientists who study indoor contaminants
    Wearing shoes in the house is just plain gross. The verdict from scientists who study indoor contaminants

    You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting (please pick up after your dog!). But when you get home, do you always de-shoe at the door?


    A brief history of Besser blocks
    A brief history of Besser blocks

    A notable and unique period of Australian architecture in Hobart in the 1960s and early 1970s.


    Trees: Our greatest allies against floods but also tragic victims
    Trees: Our greatest allies against floods but also tragic victims

    As the floodwaters recede, mountains of debris are left behind – sheets of plaster, loose clothes, mattresses and, of course, trees. Some debris I’ve seen in floods includes massive tree trunks weighing 5 tonnes of more, bobbing along like corks in the rapidly flowing waters.


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