Social Affairs

COVID spurred action on rough sleepers but greater homelessness challenges lie ahead

19 Oct 2020

Australia found shelter for more than 33,000 rough sleepers and other homeless people during the pandemic, but a coming surge in homelessness demands a comprehensive national housing strategy.

Flyway to the endanger zone: how drones can boost conservation

16 Oct 2020

The ocean meets the sky as drones take conservation efforts to new heights.

In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main characters

15 Oct 2020

A study shows there is a lack of ethnic and other diversity in award-winning early childhood picture books. This means our children are still getting a narrow window of the world.

Brand Gladys: how ICAC revelations hurt Berejiklian's 'school captain' image

14 Oct 2020

News of the NSW premier's 'close personal relationship' with a former MP under investigation by ICAC is a hit to her hitherto squeaky clean public persona.

Shaken or stirred? Dangerous fieldwork in the social sciences

13 Oct 2020

A UNSW criminologist and an international relations expert walk into a bar … years later their discussions over drinks turn into a book.

Good music education is not the recorder

12 Oct 2020

Music education isn’t always that great. Just look to the recorder.

Social housing was one hell of a missed budget opportunity, but there's time

09 Oct 2020

There's a program ready. It'd create 30,000 homes and renovate thousands more, creating up to 18,000 jobs.

Uncovering Aboriginal and early settler history along Australia's famous river

08 Oct 2020

UNSW Sydney's Grace Karskens reveals the complex and controversial history of the Hawkesbury River in her latest book People of the River.

The future of drones: the good, bad and ugly

29 Sep 2020

Recreational and commercial drone usage has taken off, but the dangers could be going over our head.

Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won't help people find work

21 Sep 2020

New analysis shows there is considerable scope to increase JobSeeker payments before they might hinder people's motivation to find paid work.

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