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The insecurity of private renters – how do they manage it?

  • Written by: Alan Morris, Chair Professor, University of Technology Sydney

A growing proportion of Australian households depend on the private rental sector for accommodation. This growth has occurred despite substantial insecurity of tenure under the law, unlike other countries with high private rental rates, such as Germany.

Our newly published research on the impacts of long-term or even lifelong insecurity on...

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Turnbull offers May 'any and every support' after terror attack

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMalcolm Turnbull consulted local security chiefs after the Manchester attack.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Malcolm Turnbull has asked Prime Minister Theresa May to convey Australia’s solidarity, love and prayers to the people of Manchester after what he called a horrific terrorist attack and shocking loss.

In a telephone conversation between the two...

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'Giving a Gonski' will be torrid test for Greens

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageAt the moment Greens leader Richard Di Natale is publicly perched on the barbed wire fence over the government's Gonski legislation.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Labor has formally decided to try to thwart the government’s Gonski schools legislation, while the Greens are looking over their shoulder at what their base would think if they opt to back it.

Mean...

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The 'digital handmade': how 3D printing became a new craft technology

  • Written by: Tom Lee, Lecturer, Faculty of Design and Architecture Building, University of Technology Sydney
image3D printing can be a powerful tool for designers and artists.www.shutterstock.com

For many people, craft is wooden chairs and pottery, all lovingly constructed by hand. A 3D-printed plastic object? Not so much.

The work of Australian designer Berto Pandolfo, shown in a new exhibition at Kensington Contemporary in Sydney, upends that rule. His...

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  8. Twiggy Forrest donation: more philanthropy means more risk-taking – and that's good
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  10. Report: government won't rule out underwriting Adani's Carmichael coal mine
  11. The science of business decision making: giving out perks doesn't necessarily lead to results
  12. Explainer: why 300 Indigenous leaders are meeting at Uluru this week
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  18. Malcolm Turnbull seeks legal advice on Hanson's staffer Ashby
  19. After the 'Facebook Files', the social media giant must be more transparent
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  21. Explainer: how the internet knows if you're happy or sad
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