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If it's voluntary for developers to make affordable housing deals with councils, what can you expect?

  • Written by: Katrina Raynor, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Transforming Housing Project, University of Melbourne
If it's voluntary for developers to make affordable housing deals with councils, what can you expect?Many places overseas require developers to build a certain proportion of affordable housing, but Victoria has opted for a voluntary negotiated approach.Lichtwolke/Shutterstock

Housing in Australia is broken. Across the country, only 2% of private rentals are affordable for a person on the minimum wage. Less than 1% are affordable for a single...

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Why there's more greenhouse gas in the atmosphere than you may have realised

  • Written by: Zoe Loh, Research Scientist, CSIRO
Why there's more greenhouse gas in the atmosphere than you may have realisedThe Cape Grim observatory, home of the 'world's cleanest air'... and rising greenhouse gases.CSIRO, Author provided

This week brought news that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels at the Mauna Loa atmospheric observatory in Hawaii have risen steeply for the seventh year in a row, reaching a May 2019 average of 414.7 parts per million...

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on being an ethical vegan for 33 years

  • Written by: John Kinsella, Professor of Literature and Environment, Curtin University
on being an ethical vegan for 33 yearsThe author in his vegetable patch.Wendy Kinsella

I live in a vegan family situation. I have been a vegan for over 33 years and my partner, poet and novelist Tracy Ryan, has been a vegan for over a quarter of a century; our 16-year-old son Tim was conceived and born a vegan, and remains one.

If you ever doubt it’s his choice, ask him —...

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  6. How The Conversation makes an impact by doing things differently
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  15. Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy
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  28. How to know if your child is addicted to video games and what to do about it
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