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Pelican Bay in 2006

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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Bushfire in Australia

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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Older Australians aspire to the security of owning their own home

What sort of housing do older Australians want and where do...

Older Australians aspire to the security of owning their own home, but prefer smaller houses in...
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Death of the department store

Death of the department store: don’t just blame the internet, it’s...

Barneys, Madison Avenue, New York. Department stores that were once the pinnacle of middle-class aspiration are...
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Migrants who assimilate are happier | Photo: Gregorio Images

Migrants who adapt to Australian culture say they’re happier than those...

Asanka Gunasekara, Swinburne University of Technology In a multicultural country like Australia, it’s easy for migrants to keep their heritage culture alive. But our recent...
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Australian citizenship oath-taking

Australian citizenship approvals increase this year

The number of Australian citizenship approvals this year have increased by 88 per cent compared to the same period last year. Between 1 July 2018...
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