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17 March 2016 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Indigenous Education, Australian Politics, Closing The Gap, Indigenous Health
Closing the Gap: Good policy or just target practice?
On National Close the Gap Day, University of Melbourne experts assess the effectiveness of a governmental approach to targeting Indigenous disadvantage
25 November 2015 – Architecture, Building and Planning, Construction, Design
Skyscrapers: How tall is too tall?
Buildings are getting taller as technology advances, so we asked an expert – how high is too high?
29 October 2015 – Asylum Seekers, Democracy, Globalisation, Migration, Refugees
Mass migration poses a challenge for democracy
Mass migration in a globalised world will be one of the overarching and defining challenges of our time says a University of Melbourne expert.
7 October 2015 – Architecture, Australia, Building Codes, Cyclone Tracy, Disasters, Red Cross
Send us baby food, board games - and some barmaids
Newly-released Red Cross Australia records show the relief effort after Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin involved supplying all kinds of aid to residents.
24 September 2015 – High Schools, Teachers, Teaching
A new class of teachers
Maxine McKew looks at how the next generation of teachers are being schooled in a new approach to the classroom.
26 August 2015 – ANZACS, Alumni, Archaeology, Film, Screenwriting
The Water Diviner: Unearthing the Gallipoli legend
The writers behind hit novel and film The Water Diviner share the background to the remarkable story.
21 August 2015 – Earth Sciences, Earthquake, Engineering
Engineering a safer future in Nepal
Days after a massive earthquake tore through his homeland, Nepalese student Tilak Pokharel was on a plane, putting years of learning to good use.