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Politics & Society

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We know how to end homelessness. We just won’t pay for it

Japan has record low levels of homelessness and Finland has spent decades driving its numbers down. One built its way there, the other made housing unconditional. Australia needs both

Environment

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Opinion

What to expect from COP31 – and why it matters

Australia and Türkiye will soon be the first countries to share hosting rights for a COP meeting. So how will this arrangement play out, and what are the opportunities?

Education

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Special Report

Melbourne’s future as a learning city

Melbourne could become a learning city that creates, questions and shares knowledge, and listens to its future leaders and innovators

Sciences & Technology

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Map of the Month

The things we’re missing about snake season in Melbourne

Urban sprawl and climate change mean ‘snake season’ isn't as simple as a date on the calendar. Our new Map of the Month tells you what you need to know to shed your snake bias

Sciences & Technology

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Research

Nature-strip gardens are a paradise for pollinators in your street

Our research transformed road verges in Melbourne from mown grass into native habitat and seven times more insect pollinators came to visit. It’s time to put the nature back into nature strips.

Environment

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Opinion

Building Asia’s future must embrace the limitations of people and planet

East Asia is responding to a post-growth world – one reshaped by population decline, shrinking cities and economic stagnation. Now it’s changing how they build

Politics & Society

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Special Report

Australian workers feel over-skilled and over-educated

The latest HILDA Survey finds millions of Australian workers feel over-skilled and over-educated in their jobs. It’s a gap that shows up in their life satisfaction, their pay packets and the wider economy

Politics & Society

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Special Report

Many Australians are happy in love – but will it stay this way?

The annual HILDA Survey finds most couples rate their partnerships highly, but financial stress takes a heavier toll than anything else

Politics & Society

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Special Report

Young Australians are the only age group whose thinking scores are falling

New HILDA Survey data shows cognitive and financial literacy scores falling among Australians aged 15 to 24. What's driving it, and can schools and parents help?

Environment

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Opinion

Five buildings that will make you rethink what’s possible

From an evolving family home to a world record timber structure, these five buildings show incredible things are possible with the right materials and mindset