News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
After 119 years, NSW is set to decriminalise abortion. Why has reform taken so long?
01 Aug 2019
Although abortions have been legally performed in NSW for years, doctors have long called for greater clarity in the law in regard to the possible criminality of their actions.
Backs to the future: jump in MRI accuracy raises hope for pain sufferers
01 Aug 2019
A new MRI scanning technique for analysing degenerated spinal discs improves accuracy from 70% using current methods to 97%, raising hope of better diagnoses of back pain.
Private renters are doing it tough in outer suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne
31 Jul 2019
While politicians ignore calls to raise Newstart, alarming levels of financial stress among private renters, particularly in low-rent outer suburbs, show why current welfare payments are too low.
UNSW researchers finalists in 2019 ‘Oscars’ of Australian science
31 Jul 2019
Leading UNSW Sydney medical researchers are finalists at the 2019 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, Australia’s most high-profile science awards.
What are native grasslands, and why do they matter?
31 Jul 2019
The Monaro grasslands are a tiny surviving fraction of the native grasslands that once grew across the Southern Tablelands.
Online program helps traumatised refugees overcome mental health stigma
29 Jul 2019
A world-first intervention for refugee men who suffer from PTSD has shown promise in a trial, encouraging them to get help.
Aspiring Indigenous doctors, dancers, aviators and business leaders plan their futures
30 Jul 2019
UNSW’s Nura Gili Winter School gives Indigenous students from diverse backgrounds a stepping stone into tertiary education.
Human intelligence is the key to the Artificial Intelligence age
30 Jul 2019
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance Australia’s wellbeing, lift the economy, improve environmental sustainability and create a more inclusive and fair society.
Voluntary super: A good way to increase women’s dependence on men
29 Jul 2019
Making super voluntary for low earners, as proposed by a Liberal senator, would leave more women vulnerable in old age.
UNSW students redesign Vespa scooter
29 Jul 2019
A partnership between UNSW and Piaggio is creating innovative design concepts and prototypes through collaboration with art, design and engineering students.