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Editor's note
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Moves to tax empty homes are gaining momentum in Australia and globally. This might make some difference to affordable housing supply, writes Hal Pawson, but the sheer wastefulness of our housing system calls for something much more ambitious.
Expect the usual bloodshed and brutality when Game of Thrones starts its seventh season today, but this time perhaps also pay attention to the embroidery. As Lydia Edwards writes, we can see in the series’ costumes influences as far apart as Medieval Europe and 20th century haute couture.
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Top story
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Vacant and unlit ‘ghost’ apartments are a source of public outrage in major cities around the world.
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Hal Pawson, UNSW
A tax on empty homes will make a modest difference to housing affordability. The sheer wastefulness of our housing system calls for something much more ambitious.
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Cities
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Hugh Byrd, University of Lincoln
India's quest to build smart cities by developing high-rise housing will have adverse environmental impacts and reduce resilience.
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Stephen Healy, Western Sydney University
What is an economy for? And how do we build a community where everyone belongs? We need to answer questions like these to create good, sustainable cities.
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Shanthi Robertson, Western Sydney University; Kristine Aquino, University of Technology Sydney
Reasoned debates on sustainable migration intake levels are important. But transport and health infrastructure shortfalls in Western Sydney won't be solved by reactive anti-immigration attitudes.
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Arts + Culture
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Lydia Edwards, Edith Cowan University
Game of Thrones is brutal, shocking and great fun for fashion experts. Not confined to historical accuracy, its influences stretch from medieval northern Europe to 20th-century high fashion.
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Politics + Society
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Bede Harris, Charles Sturt University
In a free society, it ought never to be lawful for a government to detain people by executive order alone.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The changes are designed to assist in preparing for incidents, enabling a more comprehensive ADF response if needed and improving the flow of information between the ADF and police during an incident.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The Greens are in shock after their co-deputy leader, Scott Ludlam, discovered he is ineligible to sit in federal parliament because he has dual New Zealand citizenship.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Nicholas Klomp, University of Canberra
The University of Canberra’s Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
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Business + Economy
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Timothy McCallum, University of Southern Queensland; Dr Luke van der Laan, University of Southern Queensland
Providing security in the blockchain would convert into a degree of predictability in the technology. If this was shown to work in the long term, it would also create trust.
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Health + Medicine
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Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Deakin University
Our brain and gut are constantly talking to each other, so it makes sense mental health and stomach issues have a close relationship.
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Gina Ravenscroft, University of Western Australia; Nigel Laing, University of Western Australia; Royston Ong, University of Western Australia
Most of us will be carriers of recessive genes that cause disease. If our partner carries the same gene we could pass it on to our kids. Testing exists, but what are the pros and cons?
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Education
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Signy Wegener, Macquarie University; Anne Castles, Macquarie University
Eye-tracking research reveals that children are likely to read new words faster and easier if they have heard the words before.
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Environment + Energy
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Ary Hoffmann, University of Melbourne; Nancy Margaret Endersby-Harshman, University of Melbourne; Scott Ritchie, James Cook University
Australian mosquitoes, unlike their Asian and American counterparts, can still be controlled by insecticides like pyrethroids. What lessons are there for managing pesticide resistance in insects?
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Dylan McConnell, University of Melbourne
Australia has enough gas reserves to supply the next 25 years' demand. Federal pressure to lift state bans on onshore gas development is pointless, risky – and won't bring prices down.
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Science + Technology
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Nicolas Suzor, Queensland University of Technology
When can you use someone else's copyright work without their permission? We explain 'fair dealing' and 'fair use' law in a handy guide.
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David Glance, University of Western Australia
The Australian government's proposed law that would force technology companies to decrypt messages could make Australians more vulnerable.
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Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, UNSW
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