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Australia now has its own grand mosque: a brief history of how these buildings fold into the urban landscape

09 May 2023

Grand mosques mark the urban space of major historical cities such as Mecca, Medina, Cordoba and Tunis. Now, Melbourne has its very own.

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We need to talk about ovarian cancer, our deadliest gynaecological cancer

08 May 2023

It’s time to improve treatments and raise survival rates for people with ovarian cancer, says an honorary academic from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

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Friday essay: peyotes in suburbia – the secret world of Sydney’s psychoactive cacti growers

05 May 2023

They tend backyards brimming with cactus varieties, consuming the produce. Prudence Gibson meets a hidden group of gardeners and ponders the allure – and – danger of psychoactive plants.

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Wanted: family-friendly apartments. But what do families want from apartments?

27 Apr 2023

Despite a surge in development, most apartments are one or two bedrooms and not family-friendly.

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Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities

26 Apr 2023

Alcohol and drug addiction impacts families as well as the people afflicted.

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Adaptive reuse: should we convert empty offices to address housing shortages?

19 Apr 2023

Quality of life must lead office-to-residential conversions to ensure inequities are not built into our housing system, says UNSW expert.

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Housing quality may affect kids with ADHD: study

12 Apr 2023

The conditions inside our homes may contribute to the symptoms of ADHD in children and adolescents.

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I used to work at Google and now I'm an AI researcher. Here's why slowing down AI development is wise

05 Apr 2023

Pausing AI development will give our governments and culture time to catch up with and steer the rush of new technology.

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Ear-resistible: why there are some songs we simply can't get out of our head

05 Apr 2023

A new study explains the kind of tunes we can’t seem to shake off.

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Content quotas are a start - but Australia's screen industry needs more

03 Apr 2023

The forthcoming screen industry consultation needs to consider more than content quotas to ensure a strong and thriving Australian screen industry, says UNSW expert.  

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