Articles

Your Airbnb guest could be a tenant. Until the law is...
A Victorian court decision that an Airbnb agreement had the status of a lease has profound...
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How does poor air quality from bushfire smoke affect our health?
Brian Oliver, University of Technology Sydney
New South Wales and Queensland are in the grip of a devastating bushfire emergency, which has tragically resulted in...
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12 simple ways you can reduce bushfire risk to older homes
There are no guarantees in bushfires, but you can improve the odds your house survives a...
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Where to take refuge in your home during a bushfire
Fire threatening a house in Pelican Bay in 2006. If you need to shelter from a...
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How a bushfire can destroy a home
Douglas Brown, Western Sydney University
Ten years after the devastation of Black Saturday, building design has largely been unrecognised as an area worthy of research....
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Many sick and disabled people are refused permanent visas. We need...
Australia has changed the way it decides whether children with Down syndrome, and other conditions, can...
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