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Life sentences – what creative writing by prisoners tells us about the inside

  • Written by: Dr Michael X. Savvas, Senior Lecturer in the Transition Office (PhD in Creative Writing), Flinders University
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A recent project to encourage South Australian prisoners to write provides insights into how prisoners may benefit from written expression.

The project, Life Sentences, gave more than 70 contributors professional feedback, certificates of merit and publication in a booklet produced annually from 2017 to 2019.

The...

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People love the idea of 20-minute neighbourhoods. So why isn't it top of the agenda?

  • Written by: John Stanley, Adjunct Professor, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
People love the idea of 20-minute neighbourhoods. So why isn't it top of the agenda?Nils Versemann/Shutterstock

We were heavily involved in the consultation program for Melbourne’s long-term land-use plan, Plan Melbourne. The idea that resonated most with many participants was shaping the city as a series of 20-minute neighbourhoods.

People generally loved the thought that most (not all) of the things needed for a good life...

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I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia's preparedness

  • Written by: Wallace Boone Law, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia's preparednessImage courtesy of Greg Harvie, Author provided

On the night of January 9 2020, my wife and I secured our Kangaroo Island home and anxiously monitored the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) website for bushfire advice.

After many horrific weeks of bushfires, the winds had again shifted, and the fire front began a slow, nightmarish march...

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what parents should know and what schools should do if they suspect it

  • Written by: Larissa Christensen, Lecturer in Criminology & Justice | Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), University of the Sunshine Coast
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This week’s ABC’s Four Corners exposed an elite Melbourne school for failing to adequately respond to the grooming of a student by a former athletics coach, who is now a convicted offender.

Several current and former staff, students and parents told Four Corners St Kevin’s College had a history of failing to...

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  2. Holden's dead end shows government policy should have taken a different road
  3. Yes, the Australian bush is recovering from bushfires – but it may never be the same
  4. Can new Snapchat features help troubled teens?
  5. Curious Kids: why don't burns bleed?
  6. Should we ban junk food in schools? We asked five experts
  7. Young people dropping private health hurts insurers most, not public hospitals
  8. 'You can have both higher super and higher wages': Albanese
  9. Coronavirus is killing Australia's lobster export market
  10. Here are 5 practical ways trees can help us survive climate change
  11. how America's General Motors sold us the Australian dream
  12. Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump's trade war with China
  13. No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better
  14. Yes, the system needs to be better. But here's how to ensure your child can access the NDIS if they need it
  15. Cook250
  16. These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires
  17. Podcast series Oz Gothic breathes new life into Australian gothic storytelling
  18. Court ruling against ABC highlights the enormous deficiency in laws protecting journalists' sources
  19. Why Australians fell out of love with Holdens
  20. Books in a post-f@#^ world. Are we all sworn out yet?
  21. Coles says these toys promote healthy eating. I say that's rubbish
  22. 65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking
  23. Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows
  24. Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care
  25. Our trade talks with Europe and Britain are set to become climate talks
  26. Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must involve structural change, not mere symbolism
  27. West Gate Tunnel saga shows risk of 'lock-in' on mega-projects pitched by business
  28. Rain has eased the dry, but more is needed to break the drought
  29. Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too
  30. Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved
  31. In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?
  32. If you're preparing students for 21st century jobs, you're behind the times
  33. here's how we can crack this
  34. Parasite's win is the perfect excuse to get stuck into genre-bending and exciting Korean cinema
  35. Critical minerals are vital for renewable energy. We must learn to mine them responsibly
  36. Queensland’s election year shadowed by federal in-fighting, scandals and voter fatigue
  37. Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It's time the government paid up
  38. NZ's classical music station is not safe yet. It now needs innovation and leadership
  39. Gaetjens criticises McKenzie's handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn't politically biased
  40. Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus
  41. Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful
  42. Today's disease names are less catchy, but also less likely to cause stigma
  43. Here's why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away
  44. To save these threatened seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotels
  45. There's no evidence the new coronavirus spreads through the air – but it's still possible
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  47. New tools help communities measure and reduce their emissions locally
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