News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Does the KonMari method work for clinical hoarders?
25 Jan 2019
While the KonMari method will help many people declutter their houses and reassess what they really need, for people with clinical hoarding disorder the process is much more complicated.
Keep pressing the case for research as a public good
24 Jan 2019
Publicly funded research brings social and economic benefits for all. It’s critical that the global academic community continues to champion this work, says Ian Jacobs.
Throw a sea cucumber on the barbie and celebrate Australia’s trade history
25 Jan 2019
Trade tells a story of modern Australia that began long before January 26, 1788.
Squeezing the rich is much more complicated than it looks
23 Jan 2019
Sensible debate on how much tax should be paid by the wealthy sometimes starts with a bold statement or two.
Prouder than ever to be Australian
24 Jan 2019
Michelle Simmons looks back on her time as Australian of the Year, before handing the baton over to the next award recipient on Friday night.
Henrietta Baird’s The Weekend proves the enduring power of solo performance
24 Jan 2019
Debates about the place of the monologue in theatre fall away when you have a show as compassionate and funny as The Weekend.
Australia will never be HIV-free if access to prevention requires a Medicare card
24 Jan 2019
Eradicating a virus from the community requires everyone to have access to prevention, as is the case with tuberculosis. So why not HIV?
Miscarriage shouldn’t be the ‘Voldemort’ of pregnancy — thanks Kelly O’Dwyer for naming it
22 Jan 2019
Imagine if men were expected to turn up to work and act normal even if they were bleeding, doubled-over with abdominal pain, and grief stricken because their baby just died.
Panic attacks tackled in one-week intensive online therapy
23 Jan 2019
A study by UNSW researchers is evaluating a short, online-based therapy that holds great promise for people who suffer from panic disorder.
Think big, celebrated scientist tells new home Down Under
22 Jan 2019
Don’t fixate on funding cuts and market challenges, UK-born star scientist Michelle Simmons tells Australian peers