Stifling Sneezes: Hay fever during COVID-19
We’re living in a world where sneezes, coughs and sniffles are synonymous for COVID-19. But Spring…
Health, Science & Tech
Investment in Aged Care Facilities
This week the Federal Government announced they would invest $171 million into the Aged Care sector.…
Telehealth, the Latest Tool in the Medicine Bag
2020 has been quite a different year, less people walking on the streets, getting used to…
La Nina Headed for Australia
A likely shift in our climate behaviours on the way. Ever heard of El Nino?, or…
Sydney’s Inner West Footprints Eco-Festival
For the past ten years an annual sustainability festival has usually been held at Whites Creek…
How will we predict hazardous weather in the future?
Australia experiences a range of hazardous weather events, like storms, floods and fire weather, which have…
Woollahra Council Goes Carbon Neutral
Australia’s rising carbon dioxide emissions haven’t been curtailed during COVID but one council did shrink their…
Singing a Science Tune: A PhD student and Her Ukulele
How does one go about explaining in-depth research quickly? We’ve all heard about the elevator pitch,…
Should Nonhuman Animals be Given Legal Personhood?
Great Apes, elephants, dolphins and whales have long been studied by scientists uncovering that they are…
Protecting and Improving Lives for Dementia Patients
Bronwyn Jones, a carer for dementia patient Bill George has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $20,000…
Digital Divides: “Indigenous Knowledge Systems”
How can our oldest continuing culture, and our Australian heritage, inform tech development? Perhaps Indigenous Knowledge…
‘Never Waste a Good Crisis’; Aged Care after COVID19
It seems that it often takes a national crisis for cracks in a system to become…