News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Sports platform is scoring big clients around Sydney venues
28 Jun 2019
Sifting through hundreds of games, tournaments and championships each week can be a headache-inducing experience for venue operators – Sydney-based start-up Sportsyear is simplifying the process with a data-aggregating scheduling platform.
Vital Signs: having a bob each way on US and China is Australia’s own super power
28 Jun 2019
Australia can’t afford to pick sides between the United States and China. That’s a good thing.
Aging populations threaten G20 fiscal sustainability, says taskforce
28 Jun 2019
There are definite steps G20 countries should take immediately to cope with ageing populations, says a taskforce advising the group.
China and US trade war set to dominate G20 Osaka Summit
28 Jun 2019
Professor Fariborz Moshirian from the UNSW Business School warns that it may be a difficult summit, dominated by trade issues.
Schools need ventilation for better health and student learning, not air-conditioning
27 Jun 2019
Australian classrooms are recording high levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, says Built Environment Professor Mat Santamouris.
UNSW flies high in ARWU world subject rankings
27 Jun 2019
UNSW is equal first on the 2019 ARWU list of 500 top universities, appearing in 52 research disciplines and topping the nation for subjects ranked number one in Australia.
Sydney declares a climate emergency – what does that mean in practice?
27 Jun 2019
Sydney has joined more than 600 local governments around the world – as well as the national governments of the UK and Canada – in putting the climate crisis at the heart of all policy decisions.
Affordable rental housing policy not delivering for low income earners
26 Jun 2019
A report by UNSW’s City Futures Research Centre finds planning policy is delivering micro-apartments for students and young professionals rather than affordable housing.
UNSW links to a longstanding, cross-continent mentoring relationship around international drug policy
26 Jun 2019
Professor Peter Reuter, who received the 2019 Stockholm Prize in Criminology this month, has been mentoring Professor Alison Ritter from UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre for 20 years, since the early days of the Drug Policy Modelling Program.
UNSW takes on climate change in our estuaries – where Australians live, work and play
26 Jun 2019
A multi-disciplinary team led by UNSW Sydney researchers is releasing the first large-scale summary of how our estuaries – and the 80 per cent of NSW residents living on them – will be impacted by climate change.