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Could Australia’s outdated voltage standards be taking years off the life of your toaster?

Lowering voltage about 5% could lower emissions and save customers on the national electricity market around $110 a year

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Are these rice alternatives healthier?

"Rice is not just another carb"

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Sydney families are being priced into apartment living – but even then, their options are limited

Many people with children are turning to larger units. But supply remains low and designs inadequate for family living

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Forget the conspiracies, 15-minute cities will improve our mental health and wellbeing

The idea of the 15-minute city is appealing in its simplicity – it puts people and the environment at the centre of urban planning.

The New Daily

Traffic pollution could be far more dangerous than previously thought, researchers say

New modelling finds that pollution from traffic in Australia leads to a suspected 11,000 deaths per year — 10 times more than the national road toll.

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Australian universities split on decision to adopt controversial definition of antisemitism

Push by parliamentary MPs to take up IHRA interpretation has been criticised as an ‘outright attack on academic freedom’

The Guardian - AU

University property sell-offs heighten ‘dire’ housing shortage as students return to Australia

Some international students are frustrated by a lack of help from universities as they face ‘mind-blowing’ rents

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The 10 best tips to stay cool in summer without harming your health or budget

Australians need to take the risks of heat seriously and do what they can to keep their homes cool. Your health depends on it.

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Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

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St George Illawarra Dragons launch new high-performance centre in Wollongong

The St George Illawarra Dragons want to build a $50 million headquarters in Wollongong, with high-performance training facilities aimed and developing the next generation of male and female players.

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Drink spiking across NSW at highest level in five years, data shows

Phoebe Gorman was enjoying a night out with her friends in Wollongong when her mind suddenly went "blank". What unfolded next was so traumatising for the then-19-year-old, she didn't enter another nightclub for nearly two years.

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What's the best university in the world? What's the best Australian uni? Here's what the World University Rankings list says

The University of Melbourne topped The Times Higher Education World University Rankings list for the nation, coming in at number 34 in the world. Find out how your uni went.

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Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in the Australian Alps – and it's a problem

Spring has arrived in Australia’s Snowy Mountains. The snow is starting to melt. Wildflowers are emerging in a variety of colours: blues, yellows, whites … hang on. Those aren’t white flowers. They’re scrunched up bits of toilet paper left behind by skiers, boarders and snow-shoers.

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Eureka Prize won by motor neurone disease survivor Justin Yerbury for work on illness

Professor Justin Yerbury's discoveries around motor neurone disease are driving new research into the causes of cell dysfunction.

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Violinist Susan Collins to star at Newcastle Music Festival

By the time she was 14, Susan was performing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, uat the Sydney Opera House

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Australian research finds effects of loneliness during Covid lockdowns ‘substantial and uneven’

People on low incomes, had disabilities or who were carers were less likely to recover quickly post-lockdown, study shows

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Affirmative consent laws in NSW prompt compulsory consent training at University of Wollongong

Staff at a NSW university say the state's new affirmative consent laws will be a game-changer for victims of sexual assault, changing the focus from the complainant to the defendant.

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Tasmania's Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station program keeping track of the global atmosphere

A science station near the windy tip of Tasmania's north-west coast is helping to monitor changes in the Earth's atmosphere, writes Sam Cleland.

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Women's Trauma Recovery Centre founders meet following federal budget's $25-million pledge

Just a fortnight after being granted $25 million in the federal budget, a group of people, including domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, hold an establishment meeting for Australia's first Women's Trauma Recovery Centre.

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Volcanoes, diamonds, and blobs: History shows Earth’s interior is more mobile than we thought

Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. How they have changed over the course of Earth’s history has puzzled scientists.

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Which university is safest? This is how every Australian uni performed in a survey about sexual violence and harassment

A survey investigating sexual harassment and sexual assault among students across 39 Australian universities reveals some institutions are recording results three times the national average. All 39 universities have been collated and ranked here.

The New Daily

What’s driving record heatwaves in Antarctica and the Arctic, and how they’ll affect wildlife

Heatwaves are bizarre at any time in Antarctica, but particularly now at the equinox as Antarctica is about to descend into winter darkness.

The Conversation

Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife

Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47℃ and 30℃ higher than normal.

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NSW students sleeping in cars amid critical rental, accommodation shortage

Maddison Murray moved from Adelaide to study at the University of Wollongong but the rental crisis means she — and other students — could end up homeless.

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