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Editor's note
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People are taking on larger future risks and costs just so that they can buy a house. As Mark Gibbs explains, these ongoing costs might blow the household budget, so is this really affordable housing?
And Tasmania’s MONA may have transformed the island’s cultural scene, but not for everyone. Sited in one of the state’s poorest suburbs, new research shows that it remains largely inaccessible for those living in the neighbourhood, despite the free entry.
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Low-cost housing development on the city outskirts can expose owners to higher costs in the long run.
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Mark Gibbs, Queensland University of Technology
People are taking on larger future risks and costs just so they can buy a house. Increases in new home owners are seen as a positive development, but what if they can't afford the ongoing costs?
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Arts + Culture
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Kate Isabel Booth, University of Tasmania
The acclaimed Museum of Old and New Art is located in one of Tasmania's most disadvantaged municipalities. But new research has found that locals have mixed feelings about the gallery.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Dodd, Swinburne University of Technology
In this episode of Change Agents we look at the abolition of the gay panic defence across Australia.
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Dylan Pickering, University of Sydney; Christopher John Hunt, University of Sydney
There is reason to suggest new reforms, such a banning credit bets and establishing a self-exclusion register, will have some impact in helping to tackle problem gambling online.
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Business + Economy
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John Freebairn, University of Melbourne
There are many potential reforms to the tax system that are revenue neutral, from broadening the tax base to replacing transaction taxes.
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Erika Altmann, University of Tasmania; Zhixuan Yang
Chinese real estate investors might be more interested in investing in their homeland rather than Australia, given the changing market and regulations.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
In a special budget podcast for the University of Canberra's Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Michelle Grattan discusses with Jane Halton the makings of a federal budget.
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Health + Medicine
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David Liley, Swinburne University of Technology
Terrifying accounts of surgery 200 years ago remind us how far general anaesthesia has come. Yet we still know little about how anaesthetics alter consciousness.
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Jane Ussher, Western Sydney University
A new study found a woman's partner can help decrease PMS symptoms, rather than exacerbating them.
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Environment + Energy
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Paul Graham, CSIRO
A new report predicts a boom in household solar and batteries as Australia's electricity networks move to a more sustainable footing, with some states poised for a 500% boost in rooftop solar.
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Tim Doherty, Deakin University; Aaron J. Wirsing, University of Washington; Chris Dickman, University of Sydney; Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Thomas Newsome, Deakin University
Cats have a bad reputation as wildlife killers (deservedly so). But dogs aren't off the hook: new research shows domestic dogs have contributed to the extinction of at least 11 species.
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Education
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government is seeking savings of $2.8 billion from higher education over the budget period, in another attempt at a major shake-up of Australia's university sector.
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FactCheck
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Colleen Cartwright, Southern Cross University
During a discussion on Q&A, author Nikki Gemmell said 80% of Australians and up to 70% of Catholics and Anglicans support euthanasia laws. Is that right?
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