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UNSW program for gifted children

Hundreds of gifted children flock to UNSW campus

21 Feb 2020

UNSW opens its doors to children across Australia as part of its GERRIC workshops to prevent gifted underachievers becoming lost in the school system.

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UNSW and ACOSS report shows 3m Australians living in poverty

21 Feb 2020

Government action on income support, housing and employment could lift people out of poverty.

Climate Change

‘Apathy can be deadly’: how your action can change the world

20 Feb 2020

UNSW students and staff burst the myth that protests about climate change are nothing but hot air as they prepare for the National Day of Action. 

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Western Sydney needs a safe drug injecting facility

18 Feb 2020

A UNSW Criminology Lecturer says there is a clear need for a second safe injecting facility in Sydney due to more overdose deaths.

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Mardi Gras 2020 and 'What Matters' to you?

17 Feb 2020

Associate Professor Christy Newman and Scientia PhD candidate Sujith Kumar from UNSW's Centre for Social Research in Health discuss the 2020 Mardi Gras theme, 'What Matters' and why they welcome this year's theme. 

Ending the pain of loneliness in Australia

Ending the pain of loneliness

13 Feb 2020

UNSW researcher Dr Sophie Lewis says health professionals can often misdiagnose loneliness as depression.

San Francisco, Me Too sign raised high by a Women's March participant, January, 2018

Harvey Weinstein v #MeToo

13 Feb 2020

UNSW academics say the trial of a former Hollywood movie producer will have a big impact on women.

Mabo Festival

Why we aren't closing the gap: a failure to account for 'cultural counterfactuals'

13 Feb 2020

Policies for Indigenous Australians must better reflect and prioritise Indigenous cultural values.

leather bag

If you don't eat meat but still wear leather, here are a few facts to chew on

13 Feb 2020

Leather isn't just a by-product of the meat industry, and raises serious moral questions for anyone who cares about animal rights.

house for rent

'I wouldn’t want to buy even if I had the money.' The rise of renters by choice

11 Feb 2020

One in four Australian households now rent their homes in the private rental market. Flexibility and lifestyle are key reasons some choose to rent even if they can afford to buy a home.

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