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From placeholder to pathfinder: innovative temporary site uses help us reimagine city spaces

  • Written by: Timothy Moore, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne
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Fremantle’s five-storey Myer department store closed in 2013 after four decades of service. The demise of a mass-market store in the heart of Fremantle should have been a large blow to the retail and broader character of the area.

In the 20th century it would have been. But times have changed, in Australia and around the world. Rather than...

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Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution

  • Written by: John Hewson, Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School, Australian National University

The most significant contribution that Turnbull could make to the current United Nations/Obama-sponsored discussions in New York on the global refugee crisis would be to take the lead and commit to drive an Asian regional solution to the challenge.

Not only could such an initiative add some real substance to what is in danger of being just another...

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Invasive predators are eating the world's animals to extinction – and the worst is close to home

  • Written by: Tim Doherty, Research Fellow, Deakin University

Invasive species are a threat to wildlife across the globe – and invasive, predatory mammals are particularly damaging.

Our research, recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that these predators – cats, rats and foxes, but also house mice, possums and many others – have contributed to around...

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Gold Coast light rail study helps put a figure on value capture's funding potential

  • Written by: Cameron Murray, Economist, The University of Queensland
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Value capture actually can work when it comes to funding new transport infrastructure. My research on the Gold Coast light rail provides the figures to demonstrate the size of the gains to nearby land values, which were around 25% of the A$1.2 billion capital cost in stage one of the project.

Value capture is the idea that new transport...

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  1. Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people
  2. To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem
  3. Explainer: what are cataracts?
  4. Academics are unhappy – it's time to transform our troubled university system
  5. The OzAsia Festival is young and confident – here are the shows to watch
  6. Barnaby Joyce's challenge: applying the whip to the Nationals' whip
  7. FactCheck Q A: Is Australia one of the few countries worldwide to accept foreign political donations?
  8. Can an app help us find mindfulness in today's busy high-tech world?
  9. FactCheck Q A: would the Constitution need to be changed to ban political donations from unions?
  10. Health Check: how do I know if I drink too much?
  11. The Paralympics is changing the way people perceive disabilities
  12. To cut urban sprawl, we need quality infill housing displays to win over the public
  13. The silencing of the seas: how our oceans are going quiet
  14. Australia's educational policies both embody and entrench low expectations of students
  15. Full response from a spokesperson for Doug Cameron
  16. Private resettlement models offer a way for Australia to lift its refugee intake
  17. Australia has an internationalisation, not an innovation and R D problem
  18. A degree doesn't count for South Sudanese job seekers
  19. Today's leaders could learn from Menzies, who built modern Australia without acting in haste
  20. Child sex abuse doesn't create paedophiles
  21. Gaps in education data: there are many questions for which we don't have accurate answers
  22. The great movie scenes: Antonioni's The Passenger
  23. Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking
  24. 'Grotesque spectacle'? Rio has a long way to go to become more accessible
  25. Hard to see compromise on same-sex marriage plebiscite
  26. Here she comes again – how do we handle Pauline Hanson?
  27. Humans can make rockfalls from earthquakes more dangerous
  28. WA ReachTEL: Liberals stage big recovery to election winning position
  29. Community wellbeing best measured from the ground up: a Yawuru example
  30. Climate Policy’s House of Cards
  31. The strange case of Stephen Conroy's invisible resignation
  32. Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on Turnbull's trip to the US
  33. Why we run Author Q As
  34. Paralympian role models: media hype, political rhetoric or the real deal?
  35. Attacks on renewable energy policy are older than the climate issue itself
  36. Lionel Shriver and the responsibilities of fiction writers
  37. The world's carbon stores are going up in smoke with vanishing wilderness
  38. Callinan review largely backs Sydney lockout laws, but alcohol's role in family violence is a blind spot
  39. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's week of success
  40. Technology matters in the Paralympics, but the athlete matters more
  41. Unusual conditions: what are gigantism and acromegaly?
  42. Why are there so many species of bugs, but so few species of human?
  43. Rules of the Game: a disparate mix of ping-pong balls, paper and Pharrell Williams
  44. How Airbnb is reshaping our cities
  45. iPhone hack attack shows why we need to rein in the trade in spyware
  46. Crossroads program: should we teach children that gender identity is fluid? Here's what the research says
  47. Australia is in danger of being swamped by Muslims? The numbers tell a different story
  48. Insults, offence and words that wound: why language needs to be handled with care
  49. When globalisation meets entrepreneurship it can be a force for good
  50. Are we expelling too many children from Australian schools?

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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

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Lighting Shop in Perth: How The Right Lighting Can Transform Your Home And Business

The right lighting can completely change the look, feel, and functionality of any space. Whether it ...

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Australian cities have always been demanding. Long commutes, rising housing costs, busy schedules a...

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Why Working With A Chatswood Tutor Can Improve Academic Performance

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

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