News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Australia has more women in cabinet than ever before: what difference will diversity make?
02 Jun 2022
For many years Australian cabinets lagged behind the rest of the world on gender equality. Now women make up almost half of cabinet and hold a string of key portfolios.
Should you feed child guests dinner? #Swedengate, food culture and social expectations
02 Jun 2022
Perhaps what is most interesting about #Swedengate is not what it tells us about Sweden, but what it tells us about ourselves.
Explainer: the reform of sexual consent laws in NSW
02 Jun 2022
Australian Human Rights Institute’s Allison Carter and UNSW Law & Justice’s Luke McNamara explain what the reforms mean for preventative responses to sexual violence and their impact from a criminal justice perspective.
The vital role emergency departments play in frontline mental health care
01 Jun 2022
One in four young people who present to the emergency department will return within one year. How do we reduce this number?
With a return to Labor government, it’s time for an NDIS ‘reset’
01 Jun 2022
The short-term NDIS priorities for the new government are to rebuild trust and restore it to its original intention.
Will pressures on workers mean more strikes?
01 Jun 2022
With education, aged care and health workers joining the ranks of those protesting for better work conditions, are we seeing a renewed interest in industrial action?
New IVM fertility treatment available for Australian women
01 Jun 2022
The fertility treatment developed by UNSW Sydney’s Professor Robert Gilchrist in conjunction with Belgian researchers offers a less invasive and cheaper alternative to IVF.
Rapid lab analysis informs global guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination and treatment
31 May 2022
Researchers from the Kirby Institute have developed a world-first method for rapid isolation and characterisation of COVID-19 variants.
Australia’s biggest carbon emitter buckles before Mike Cannon-Brookes – so what now?
31 May 2022
Mike Cannon-Brookes has blocked AGL’s demerger – for now. But can he force it to accelerate the closure of its coal and gas-fired power stations?
Open letter: the RBA review needs to be completely independent of government
30 May 2022
The independent review of the Reserve Bank should be headed by someone from outside the country say 12 leading economists in an open letter to the treasurer.