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Asian home buyers less likely to default on their mortgage: study

  • Written by: Reza Tajaddini, Lecturer in Finance, Swinburne University of Technology
imageCulture and family can play an important role in whether you can pay off your mortgage, new research shows. www.shutterstock.com

People from cultural backgrounds where getting financial assistance from families is the norm are less likely to default on their mortgages, new research shows. This includes those from South East Asian countries.

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There’s no ‘Mars curse’ – it's just very hard to land there

  • Written by: Helen Maynard-Casely, Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Hopes of another successful landing on Mars were dashed last week when the Schiaparelli probe went missing in action during its descent onto the Red Planet.

Pictures released over the weekend from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter appear to show a parachute and a disturbed area of the Martian landscape. Early investigations suggest that the...

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Toilet training from birth? It is possible

  • Written by: Rebecca English, Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
imageElimination Communication is a method of toilet training that starts from birth and follows a child's cues.from www.shutterstock.com

It can often be pretty difficult to convince a determined two year old to quit nappies.

To avoid this conflict, many families are adopting a different approach to toilet training, one that is more commonly used in othe...

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Ambivalent, exquisite and playful: the wonder of Viktor Rolf

  • Written by: Ricarda Bigolin, Program Manager, Master of Fashion (Design), RMIT University
imageInstallation view of Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists at the National Gallery of Victoria.Photo: Wayne Taylor

Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Artists at the National Gallery of Victoria celebrates the luxury of unwearable fashion. This array of stunningly executed “works” captures the remarkable career of the enigmatic Dutch duo. The...

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