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New houses under construction for sale in a suburb in Melbourne.

Housing equality – a better future for all Australians

Mark Steinert, Monday, 2nd August 2021 - Mark Steinert, the recently retired managing director of Australia’s largest residential developer Stockland, shares his thoughts on the role the private sector has to play in achieving housing equality and why the key to improving affordability is

Fresh Food In Garbage Can To Illustrate Waste

Connecting the dots between food waste and climate change

Luke Michael, Monday, 2nd August 2021 - "In Australia, we have the national climate resilience and adaptation strategy to set out how we manage the risks of climate change, but it doesn't acknowledge food waste as a solution”

The NDIS National Workforce Plan – We need a broader understanding of workplace innovation

Contributor, Thursday, 29th July 2021 - The new workforce plan emphasises the importance of innovation. But is the government’s conception of innovation ambitious enough in the workforce context, and will its recommended strategies deliver on this goal, asks Dr Caroline Alcorso.

young woman wearing a face mask riding a Melbourne tram

‘I just feel anxious all the time’: Huge mental toll of COVID on young people revealed

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 28th July 2021 - Lockdowns and restrictions have made young people feel isolated and worried about their education

Opinion

Homelessness shouldn’t be inevitable for women and children escaping family violence

Deb Tsorbaris, Monday, 26th July 2021 - With National Homelessness Week just around the corner, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare CEO Deb Tsorbaris calls on the Australian government to invest in social housing so women and children can escape violence and avoid homelessnes

Opinion