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Bali's Green School inspires a global renaissance

  • Written by: Davina Jackson, Honorary Academic, School of Architecture, University of Kent
Bali's Green School inspires a global renaissanceWith the tensile strength of steel but six times lighter, bamboo can be used for ambitious buildings once it has been treated to ensure its durability.Courtesy of Green School Bali, Author provided

Bali’s Green School recently celebrated its first decade of educating toddlers through teenagers (and their digital nomad parents) about...

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Victorians who switched energy retailers only save $45 a year – leaving hundreds on the table

  • Written by: Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University

There has long been a vigorous debate about the many and varied reasons why electricity prices in Australia are so high. An ACCC review found retail electricity markets mostly do not work in the interests of the customer – but this is only part of the story.

Another commonly accepted theory assumes that long-term customers of an electricity...

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'Lock-on devices' are a symbol of non-violent protest, but they might soon be banned in Queensland

  • Written by: Aidan Ricketts, Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University, Southern Cross University

In the 30 years I worked as a protest police liaison, one memory in particular stands out. I once attended a protest where a group of women attempted to block a forestry road by lying together with linked arms and legs.

The ensuing melee as a group of male police attempted to pull apart the screaming women using pain compliance grips (moves to...

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  2. Time to make fast fashion a problem for its makers, not charities
  3. Grim fire season looms but many Australians remain unprepared
  4. New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics
  5. Australia has a paracetamol poisoning problem. This is what we should be doing to reduce harm
  6. Flexible working, the neglected congestion-busting solution for our cities
  7. Young people are quoted in only 1% of news stories that affect them. No wonder so few trust the media
  8. How to get people to eat bugs and drink sewage
  9. Waratah is an icon of the Aussie bush (and very nearly our national emblem)
  10. Graduates beware, don't fall for that unpaid job advert
  11. Religious Discrimination Bill is a mess that risks privileging people of faith above all others
  12. increasing the 'daddy quota' in parental leave makes everyone happier
  13. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Yang Hengjun's arrest
  14. Curious Kids: how do wounds heal?
  15. NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it's a worrying trend
  16. Meet the super corals that can handle acid, heat and suffocation
  17. 'Gay gene' search reveals not one but many – and no way to predict sexuality
  18. We have the blueprint for liveable, low-carbon cities. We just need to use it
  19. a black marlin at Port Kembla and an 8,000-year-old midden – nature in the 21st century
  20. Vital Signs. Business investment is flatlining, and it isn't clear that suasion or a special allowance will help
  21. If you've been sexually assaulted, here's what doctors and nurses do next
  22. Australia isn't avoiding prodding the Chinese bear
  23. Māori and Pasifika scholars remain severely under-represented in New Zealand universities
  24. No, minister! Keep NAPLAN results away from student job applications
  25. The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?
  26. The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here's why
  27. how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the grave
  28. Boys dance too - and in Japan they are celebrated
  29. Religious Discrimination legislation would hit big companies harder than small business
  30. Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?
  31. No, there's no evidence cookies can help with lactation
  32. Combating cancer, finding frogs, building bones, and capturing carbon all recognised at 2019 Eureka Prizes
  33. Yang Hengjun's legal prospects in China appear grim, despite Australia's forceful defences
  34. There's no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD
  35. the patriotic v the protest movement
  36. Yang Hengjun case a pivotal moment in increasingly tense Australia-China relationship
  37. More streaming services could change what we watch on TV and how we watch it
  38. Yang appeals to Scott Morrison in message issued by supporters
  39. How fast can a human cycle? With aerodynamic help, the 300km per hour barrier seems easily within reach
  40. It's not just the ABS. It's also the Productivity Commission downplaying the growth in inequality
  41. NSW ALP secretary suspended after revelations about Huang Xiangmo money
  42. Academic urges universities to get out from under the 'shadow of Beijing'.
  43. here are 4 things unions can do to stay relevant
  44. This is why nuking a hurricane will not work, Mr Trump
  45. Aboriginal woman Tanya Day died in custody. Now an inquest is investigating if systemic racism played a role
  46. When a baby is stillborn, grandparents are hit with 'two lots of grief'. Here's how we can help
  47. Why we need to protect the extinct woolly mammoth
  48. How pioneering photographer Frank Hurley came face to face with the future of the Great Barrier Reef in 1922
  49. Government boost scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector
  50. what happens if you commit a crime in space?

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