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We're delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn't caught up

  • Written by: Rafal Chomik, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW
We're delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn't caught upWe're having children seven years later, getting married is eight years later, buying homes nine years later, and increasingly retiring without them.Shutterstock

Asked to conduct an independent review of Australia’s retirement income system, the panel appointed by treasurer Josh Frydenberg reported on Friday that it was all tied up with the...

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Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those without

  • Written by: Tracy Evans-Whipp, Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those withoutGirls reported less resilience in our study than boys.Caitlin Venerussi/Unsplash

Teenagers who have at least one close friendship are better able to bounce back from stress. This is one of the latest findings from the Growing Up In Australia study.

Growing Up in Australia has been following the lives of around 10,000 children since 2004. In 2016,...

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Making every building count in meeting Australia's emission targets

  • Written by: Timothy O'Leary, Lecturer in Construction and Property, University of Melbourne
Making every building count in meeting Australia's emission targetsWhile many Australian households have solar power, our very large houses and wasteful use of building space are factors in our very high emissions.Jen Watson/Shutterstock

Buildings in Australia account for over 50% of electricity use and almost a quarter of our carbon emissions but the failures, frailties and fragmentation of the construction sector...

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What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?

  • Written by: Maria Seton, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?Lord Howe Island is one of the few places where the lost continent of Zealandia is exposed above sea level. SHUTTERSTOCK

For most people, continents are Earth’s seven main large landmasses.

But geoscientists have a different take on this. They look at the type of rock a feature is made of, rather than how much of its surface is above sea...

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  1. Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a 'response plan'
  2. That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it's probably wrong. Here's why
  3. NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal
  4. Westpac's scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing
  5. How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency
  6. A push to make social media companies liable in defamation is great for newspapers and lawyers, but not you
  7. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Westpac scandal
  8. What do Sydney and other cities have in common? Dust
  9. Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world
  10. Why New Zealand courts should take poverty into account in sentencing decisions
  11. Albanese promises a 'productivity project' in an economic vision statement harking back to Hawke and Keating
  12. Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all
  13. Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment
  14. Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them
  15. a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations
  16. These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it's working
  17. Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on
  18. How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly
  19. why does wood crackle in a fire?
  20. Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends
  21. New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It's time to cut off supply
  22. Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy
  23. Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science
  24. NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that's no reason for complacency
  25. The NDIS is changing. Here's what you need to know – and what problems remain
  26. Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria
  27. An American company will test your embryos for genetic defects. But designer babies aren't here just yet
  28. A collapsing star in a distant galaxy fired out some of the most energetic gamma rays ever seen
  29. Veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall. We could be serving them better
  30. Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings
  31. Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart
  32. How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom
  33. We live in a world of upheaval. So why aren't today's protests leading to revolutions?
  34. Buttigieg surges to clear lead in Iowa poll, as Democrats win four of five US state elections
  35. It's hard to breathe and you can't think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared
  36. Climate change will make fire storms more likely in southeastern Australia
  37. To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't
  38. Innovation competitions are the next big thing. Here are 8 ways to make them work
  39. cricketers are leading the charge for inclusive masculinity
  40. Make the study of economics "more sexy": Chris Bowen
  41. Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters
  42. If weight loss is your only goal for exercise, it's time to rethink your priorities
  43. how the ABC took Australian animals to the people
  44. Instead of showing leadership, Twitter pays lip service to the dangers of deep fakes
  45. why coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas rise
  46. There's a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians working
  47. Old white men dominate school English booklists. It's time more Australian schools taught Australian books
  48. Government to inject economic stimulus by accelerating infrastructure spend
  49. Government makes changes to error-prone robo-debt collection
  50. Evacuating with a baby? Here's what to put in your emergency kit

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