News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Friday essay: peyotes in suburbia – the secret world of Sydney’s psychoactive cacti growers
05 May 2023
They tend backyards brimming with cactus varieties, consuming the produce. Prudence Gibson meets a hidden group of gardeners and ponders the allure – and – danger of psychoactive plants.
Alone Australia contestants are grappling with isolation and setbacks. Here’s what makes a winner
04 May 2023
Is winning about mental toughness? How about coping with social isolation? Or will it be the one who’s in awe of a sunset?
In a bad fire year, Australia records over 450,000 hotspots. These maps show where the risks have increased over 20 years
04 May 2023
Two decades of satellite data have allowed us to map fires across the country and identify areas facing high fire risks.
UNSW extends Scientia Program supporting early- to mid-career researchers
04 May 2023
The extended UNSW Sydney Scientia Program will support an additional 48 early- to mid-career researchers over the next three years.
Five drug-induced deaths per day in Australia in 2021: new report
04 May 2023
A new report sheds light on trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia and identifies steps to avoid some deaths.
Two trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases, 25 billion nukes of heat: are we pushing Earth out of the Goldilocks zone?
03 May 2023
Life relies on a fine balance between energy in and energy out. But heating the world 1.2℃ means we’ve trapped an extraordinary amount of extra energy in the Earth system.
More children and adolescents in mental health crisis since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic: study
03 May 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious and lasting negative impacts on children’s and adolescents’ mental health.
Federal budget 2023-24: UNSW experts available for comment
03 May 2023
UNSW has academic experts available to comment on May’s federal government budget announcements.
Why mosses are vital for the health of our soil and Earth
02 May 2023
Often ignored or even removed, moss provides stabilisation for plant ecosystems the world over.
Dementia and self-harm: why it’s crucial to support patients in first year after diagnosis
02 May 2023
Researchers uncover evidence in hospital data showing link between dementia and self-harm.