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    Why water inundates a home during one flood but spares it the next
    Why water inundates a home during one flood but spares it the next

    As the floodwaters rose in Southeast Queensland last week, my phone buzzed with texts from friends. We compared this event with the last catastrophic flood of 2011 and tried to calculate whether our homes would be affected this time. I live in Ipswich, not far from the now-flooded Bremer River.


    North Sydney led the world towards modernist houses
    North Sydney led the world towards modernist houses

    It seems bizarre to imagine Cremorne as a crucible of radical architecture. But some of the 20th century’s first flat-roofed houses were built around this Sydney harbour district, long before Bauhaus boxes shocked Europe during the 1920s.


    Bold, beautiful and beloved: how the colour red has a place in every home
    Bold, beautiful and beloved: how the colour red has a place in every home

    7 colour schemes that prove the colour red can truly match with any design style.


    IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change. It’s where our focus should be as we prepare for inevitable impacts
    IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change. It’s where our focus should be as we prepare for inevitable impacts

    Coastal cities and settlements are on the climate change frontline. They are our first line of defence, facing some of the highest climate risks. But they are also where transformative climate-resilient development can happen.


    The psychology of a loss of place: When we demolish socially significant places, we demolish part of who we are
    The psychology of a loss of place: When we demolish socially significant places, we demolish part of who we are

    The John Curtin Hotel in Carlton, another of Melbourne’s cultural landmarks, is set to close. Nearly 150 years old, the pub has long been a haunt of the union movement, Labor leaders, detectives, journalists and the live music scene.


    Climate change has already hit Australia - Just take a look outside
    Climate change has already hit Australia - Just take a look outside

    Australia is experiencing widespread, rapid climate change not seen for thousands of years and may warm by 4℃ or more this century, according to a highly anticipated report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).


    Like rivers in the sky: The weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change
    Like rivers in the sky: The weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change

    The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie and have cut off major roads, after intense rain battered the state for several days. The rain is expected to continue today, and travel south into New South Wales.


    Bathroom design ages with style and grace
    Bathroom design ages with style and grace

    As Australia’s ageing population opts to stay living in their own homes for longer, there has been an increase in the need for stylish, independent living aids for residential bathrooms.


    Making waterproofing easier
    Making waterproofing easier

    Always a time-consuming and painstaking task, waterproofing is also something you want to get right the first. This selection of the latest products from a range of suppliers allows you to do just that.


    Older women often rent in poverty – shared home equity could help some escape
    Older women often rent in poverty – shared home equity could help some escape

    Many older Australian women face insecure futures. Those who are single, divorced or widowed are much more likely to suffer poverty, housing stress and homelessness.


    ‘I would not be respected’: Senior school girls told us why they weren’t interested in a construction career
    ‘I would not be respected’: Senior school girls told us why they weren’t interested in a construction career

    Construction is one of Australia’s fastest growing industries. It employs around 1,143,600 people, which accounts for 8.7% of the total workforce. Over the past five years, employment in the industry has increased 7.3%.


    Air hygiene: How re-thinking air quality will help protect us from this and the next pandemic
    Air hygiene: How re-thinking air quality will help protect us from this and the next pandemic

    Our complacency about indoor air contributed to our vulnerability to COVID-19, and we’ll continue to be vulnerable to COVID and other emerging threats until we re-think how we share our air.


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