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Editor's note
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While the price of a median Sydney house is now 12.2 times the median salary it is not less affordable than thirty years ago. As Jamie Alcock argues, falling interest rates have only made houses more affordable. But the flip-side is greater risk. Low interest rates mean home buyers face much higher “interest rate risk” than previous generations, combined with a worse outlook for house prices.
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Josh Nicholas
Deputy Editor Business & Economy
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Top story
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Declining interest rates have been working for home buyers, now they are working against them.
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Jamie Alcock, University of Sydney
Declining interest rates has made housing more affordable over the past thirty years, but it has also increased the risk for homebuyers.
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Politics + Society
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David Walton, Western Sydney University
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent trip to Asia offers some insights into how the Trump administration might deal with China.
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Robert Breunig, Australian National University
Here's how the government's new childcare plan will change the way families are given assistance with paying for child care.
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Hadeel Al-Alosi, Western Sydney University
Cyber abuse between intimate partners is common and devastating – there needs to be a greater focus on holding perpetrators to account.
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Esha Sen Madhavan, University of Sydney
Public co-operation is not proof of trust in government. The Indian people did not trust elected politicians to represent them against top-down policymaking that caused enormous difficulties.
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Arts + Culture
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Elizabeth Grant, University of Adelaide; Kristyn Harman, University of Tasmania
There is no evidence to support the marketing of an ancient boab in Western Australia as a tree that once held Aboriginal prisoners. The story is a myth that elides the tree's deep significance to Indigenous people.
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Science + Technology
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Toby Walsh, Data61; Rob Brooks, UNSW
Talks begin today at the United Nations to negotiate a total ban of nuclear weapons. Over 3,600 scientists have signed an open letter supporting the ban.
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David Coward, University of Western Australia
A burst of gamma rays in a distant part of the universe reveals the birth of another black hole.
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Health + Medicine
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Mary-Anne Kate, University of New England; Graham Jamieson, University of New England
When we think of post-traumatic stress disorder, we tend to think of soldiers returning from war. But other sections of society are far more likely to suffer from repeated bouts of trauma.
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Duane Mellor, University of Canberra; Ekavi Georgousopoulou, University of Canberra; Nenad Naumovski, University of Canberra
Tiny versions of leafy green vegetables and herbs have made it from restaurant tables to the home kitchen. But are these microgreens healthier for you than regular greens?
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Education
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Dawn Bennett, Curtin University; Lynne Roberts, Curtin University; Subramaniam Ananthram, Curtin University
Teaching-only positions are perceived as second class, with few opportunities for research or career progression.
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Environment + Energy
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Ian A. MacKenzie, The University of Queensland
Would a chance to win a big cash prize make you more likely to recycle your old drinks bottles? Economic analysis suggests so.
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Alex Bissember, University of Tasmania
It was not until the 1980s that the environment became a priority for the chemical industry, and it was the industry's bid to clean up that gave birth to 'green chemistry'.
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Business + Economy
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David Peetz, Griffith University
The insistence by the Fair Work Commission that the government make a submission on penalty rates was not about their position, but a call on the government to take some of the responsibility itself.
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