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The big lesson from Opal Tower is that badly built apartments aren't only an issue for residents

  • Written by: Laura Crommelin, Research Lecturer, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW

The saga of Opal Tower, the 36-storey Sydney apartment building evacuated on Christmas Eve after frightening cracking, has helped to expose the deep cracks in Australia’s approach to building apartments.

An interim engineering assessmentreleased yesterday indicates concrete panels cracked due to their manufacture and assembly deviating from...

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We're in the era of overtourism but there is a more sustainable way forward

  • Written by: Regina Scheyvens, Professor of Development Studies, Massey University
We're in the era of overtourism but there is a more sustainable way forwardMany European holiday destinations now struggle with overcrowding and pollution.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

If you live in a tourist destination, you might dread the holiday invasion. Likewise, disgruntled tourists complain about crowded and polluted beaches, national parks or attractions.

We're in the era of overtourism but there is a more sustainable way forwardGraffiti in Oviedo, northern Spain, following a...

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Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole picture

  • Written by: Jonathon Sargeant, Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Classroom Management, Australian Catholic University
Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole pictureKeeping classes under control is a continuous challenge for teachers.www.shutterstock.com

Recent reports suggest Australian classrooms, from the students’ perspective, are some of the most disruptive in the world. But do we have a behavioural crisis in our schools? Perhaps not.

At the end of this month, thousands of teachers and children...

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how do tongues taste food?

  • Written by: Paulomi (Polly) Burey, Senior Lecturer (Food Science), University of Southern Queensland
how do tongues taste food?Your tongue has special parts, bundled together as taste buds, that pick up flavour. But your other senses also help your brain work out how something tastes.Flickr/Jessica Lucia, CC BY-SA

Curious Kids is a series for children. Kids can send questions to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a...

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  1. 35 degree days make blackouts more likely, but new power stations won't help
  2. More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents' human rights
  3. The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought
  4. Ruby Lindsay, one of Australia's first female graphic designers
  5. new drug MDPV, or 'monkey dust', found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?
  6. What you need to know if your child with a disability is starting school soon
  7. New figures put it beyond doubt. When it comes to company tax, we are a high-tax country, in part because it works well for us
  8. Forcing Australia Day citizenship ceremonies on councils won't make the issue go away
  9. the movement of ocean waters around Australia
  10. The future of the internet looks brighter thanks to an EU court opinion
  11. Dancenorth's Dust is ambitious theatre in an age of uncertainty
  12. Buildings produce 25% of Australia's emissions. What will it take to make them 'green' – and who'll pay?
  13. It's time to restore public trust in the governing of the Murray Darling Basin
  14. Will talking to AI voice assistants re-engineer our human conversations?
  15. It's not just the isolation. Working from home has surprising downsides
  16. How Australian wildlife spread and suppress Ross River virus
  17. Why the Indian Ocean region might soon play a lead role in world affairs
  18. The Water Margin, China's outlaw novel
  19. what the future of television looks like
  20. why has nobody found any life outside of Earth?
  21. La Passion de Simone brings Simone Weil's sufferings to life, but the movements feel static
  22. How is oxygen 'sucked out' of our waterways?
  23. even the world's oldest profession is being uberised
  24. What happens after you take injured wildlife to the vet?
  25. why we stick with the duds
  26. The Productivity Commission inquiry was just the start. It's time for a broader review of super and how much it is needed
  27. the ancient roots of your backyard garden
  28. Want to breastfeed? These five things will make it easier
  29. Populism's problems can be fixed by getting the public better-informed. And that's actually possible
  30. Fast serves don't make sense – unless you factor in physics and 'cheating'
  31. Graduate employment is up, but finding a job can still take a while
  32. The art of distraction: Sebastian Smee's Quarterly Essay
  33. why the mythos of the Australian farmer is problematic
  34. so far, it's more of a house price blip than a bust in the making
  35. The economics of 'cash for cane toads' – a textbook example of perverse incentives
  36. There's no such thing as a safe tan. Here's what's happening underneath your summer glow
  37. 'Alexa, call my lawyer!' Are you legally liable if someone makes a purchase using your virtual assistant?
  38. what causes algal blooms, and how we can stop them
  39. Sex offender registries don't prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)
  40. Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they've been hacked?
  41. Productivity Commission finds super a bad deal. And yes, it comes out of wages
  42. There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney's Opal Tower, but they extend beyond building certification
  43. Australia's 2018 in weather: drought, heat and fire
  44. National curriculums don't always work for rural and regional schools
  45. how do I tell if I'm dehydrated?
  46. Why celebrity, award-winning chefs are usually white men
  47. How the right lighting could save the Mona Lisa
  48. Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity
  49. Women seeking asylum for family violence don’t have an easy time getting it
  50. Tracking the rise of room sharing and overcrowding, and what it means for housing in Australia

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