News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Twenty per cent less water in Murray-Darling rivers than expected under Basin Plan: report
03 Sep 2020
An independent group of leading Australian scientists, economists and business people including a UNSW academic have released their investigation into whether water reforms have resulted in the flows needed to improve river health.
UNSW continues its path to becoming a top 50 global university
03 Sep 2020
UNSW Sydney advances in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, rising to 67th.
Hey, cuz! Dingo relatives alive in remote New Guinea Highlands
02 Sep 2020
Dingoes, meet your long-lost cousins: New Guinea singing dogs and Highland wild dogs.
Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers
01 Sep 2020
What did Pythagoras do with all those triangles, anyway?
What is the COVID ‘bubble’ concept, and could it work in Australia?
01 Sep 2020
We have to balance the risk of transmission with the mental health challenges of lockdowns. A bubble system could alleviate loneliness while minimising infection risk.
UNSOMNIA 2020 asks: What can we learn while we are apart?
02 Sep 2020
From baking to black swans, and male lab rats to mavericks, UNSW researchers reflect on lessons from our time in a socially distanced world.
Humans’ construction ‘footprint’ on ocean quantified for first time
02 Sep 2020
The scale of people’s marine intrusion is comparable to that on land, a team of researchers has found.
Income and wealth inequality in Australia was rising before COVID-19
02 Sep 2020
A new report by UNSW Sydney and ACOSS provides a baseline to measure the pandemic’s impact on an already widening income and wealth gap.
Thrive not just survive: exploring Indigenous LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy invisibility
02 Sep 2020
Marijke Bassani’s PhD research explores questions of Indigeneity, gender, and sexuality within communities and the legal system.
If Facebook really pulls news from its Australian sites, we’ll have a much less compelling product
02 Sep 2020
Facebook says it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force tech giants to pay for news becomes law.