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Editor's note
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They’re cooler in summer, warmer in winter, and your bills will be cheaper. It’s no wonder people are willing to pay a bit more for an energy-efficient home. And while in many countries anyone selling a home has to disclose its energy efficiency rating, this isn’t the case across Australia.
Today Daniel Daly, who does research into how to retrofit buildings to make them more energy efficient, looks at how we could implement a similar system in Australia to help home buyers, those selling their energy-efficient homes, and the environment.
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John Watson
Section Editor: Cities + Policy
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Top story
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The University of Wollongong Illawarra Flame House demonstrates how a typical Aussie fibro home can be transformed into a net-zero-energy sustainable home.
Dee Kramer
Daniel Daly, University of Wollongong
Buyers pay more for a home they know has a good energy rating. That's worth an extra 2.4-9.4% in the only part of Australia where energy ratings must be disclosed at the time of sale.
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Bridget McKenzie was a member of a shooting club that received $36,000 in grant money.
Lukas Coch/AAP
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Morrison says he referred the auditor-general report to the head of his department last week to determine if McKenzie breached ministerial standards in her sports grant dispersals.
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Margaret Court has used her platform in the sport to vilify LGBT+ people and many fans believe her name should be stripped from the arena at the Australian Open grounds.
Dave Hunt/AAP
Ryan Storr, Western Sydney University; Katherine Raw, Western Sydney University
Tennis Australia has faced criticism for its decision to celebrate Court's career next week. But at the same time, it's boosting its efforts at inclusivity with events like this year's Glam Slam.
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When bushfires break out anywhere across Australia, a new national bushfire defence force – like army reservists – could be deployed.
AAP/DFES Lewis van Bommel
David Bowman, University of Tasmania; Ross Bradstock, University of Wollongong
There is a real risk a national inquiry could get bogged down in politics, or not lead to real change. But we need more federal action on bushfires. Our old approaches are broken.
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Arts + Culture
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Sue Rabbitt Roff, University of Dundee
The first director of the National Gallery of Australia has died at 88.
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Craig Batty, University of Technology Sydney
Sarah Krasnostein’s book is not only a provocative premise. It is beautifully written with power and precision.
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Education
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Prue Gonzalez, Charles Sturt University
Universities can help students affected by the bushfires by learning from what others have done in past crises.
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Business + Economy
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Michelle Cull, Western Sydney University
Australia's rural firefighting organisations hold a special place in the nation's heart. Part of what makes them so interesting is how they are organised and funded.
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Health + Medicine
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Michelle O'Shea, Western Sydney University; Hazel Maxwell, University of Tasmania; Megan Stronach, University of Technology Sydney; Sonya Pearce, University of Technology Sydney
Just one in four Indigenous women play sport or are physically active, with many citing racism, cost and gendered expectations as barriers.
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Kenley Kuoch, Swinburne University of Technology; Simon Robert Knowles, Swinburne University of Technology
Anxiety around going to the toilet in a public place is a recognised mental health condition. We explored the thought processes behind shy bladder and shy bowel to better understand these disorders.
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Environment + Energy
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Mark Beeson, University of Western Australia
To be clear, I'm not advocating compulsory population control, here or anywhere. But we do need to consider a future with billions more people, many of them aspiring to live as Australians do now.
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Science + Technology
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Roger Patulny, University of Wollongong
There is heavy social media use among both the most lonely and least lonely people. So what exactly is the relationship between social media use and loneliness?
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