News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Soon you’ll need to be vaccinated to enjoy shops, cafes and events – but what about the staff there?
23 Sep 2021
If staff enforce the rules, they risk harassment and lost tips. But if they overlook unsafe behaviour, they risk further COVID transmission.
Power to the sheeple: why common sense prevails despite COVID-19 uncertainty
23 Sep 2021
Information may be changing as quickly as the COVID-19 virus mutates, but being open and transparent about it fosters trust and social cohesion.
How COVID has shone a light on the ugly face of Australian antisemitism
23 Sep 2021
The increased prominence of anti-Semitic incidents may have you wondering: has anti-Semitism always been part of the Australian social fabric, or are we facing a newer, more sinister trend?
$1m gift to UNSW will educate a new generation of nuclear engineers
22 Sep 2021
The donation from the Sir William Tyree Foundation will expand Australia’s only nuclear education program.
What this collaboration between artists and healthcare leaders teaches us about living through COVID-19
22 Sep 2021
The works illuminate what it has been like leading, working, and living through the pandemic.
Soft corals, hard problem: new technique will reveal corals vulnerable to bleaching
22 Sep 2021
A technique developed by UNSW Sydney marine biologists promises to efficiently identify which of Australia’s soft coral species are most vulnerable to global warming.
Strength training can burn fat too, myth-busting study finds
22 Sep 2021
Hate putting on the runners? If fat loss is your goal, a new UNSW Sydney-led study shows that you might not have to.
Flying cars could soon be ready for take off
22 Sep 2021
Look up in the sky, it’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a flying car!
Climate change is testing the resilience of native plants to fire, from ash forests to gymea lilies
21 Sep 2021
Many plants are really good at withstanding bushfires, but the combination of drought, heatwaves and pest insects under climate change may push them to the brink.
Australia’s COVID plan was designed before we knew how Delta would hit us. We need more flexibility
21 Sep 2021
The problem with the plan to relax restrictions at 70 per cent and 80 per cent vaccination rates is it’s based on modelling that’s now obsolete.