See how storytelling, not statistics, can inspire climate action by highlighting resilience and innovation across the Indo-Pacific on a new episode of “What Happens Next?”
Ambitious home energy upgrade programs aimed at improving energy efficiency face several key questions and challenges if they’re to succeed.
Stigma within the healthcare system is being tackled head-on with the development of resources to help people with substance dependence access the care they need.
If there’s proof needed that something needs changing, it’s surely the furtive cry we hear to “close the gap”.
It’s argued that building research capacity helps clinicians to provide better care, and health outcomes, for their patients in rural and remote areas.
Without innovation in all five building phases, the industry won’t have the capacity to meet market demands or to deliver the social and affordable housing the government is promising.
Despite a national plan to end violence against women and children, there’s no demonstrable evidence of a change of pace, or the emergency interventions needed, to achieve it.
Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.
While it’s positive to see recognition from the Commonwealth government that the existing Family Violence Provision safety net needs changing, piecemeal intervention won’t go far enough to address underlying structural conditions that undermine women’s searches for safety.
The first Labor budget in nine years, delivered against a grim economic backdrop, contains few surprises as it charts Australia's way through uncertain times and high-cost hazards.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
Gambling during homelessness is sometimes motivated out of desperation, and in the hope of financial gain.
The Fire to Flourish research project is reimagining Australia’s response to natural disasters, and reshaping small towns in the process.
Loneliness must be regarded as a public health priority. Find out some of the surprising ways we can tackle it in Monash University’s podcast, ‘What Happens Next?’.
With an election imminent, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has splashed out billions in his “cost of living” budget, but is it enough to buy your vote?
Jomo Kigotho knows from personal experience the devastating impacts of malaria. Now, the young scientist is part of a team that’s found a new weapon in the war against the disease-causing parasite.
Cities and regions can capitalise on the benefits of the COVID-induced intercity and intracity migration, but it will require a pivot in planning and design policy.
In this episode of the What Happens Next? podcast, our investigation looks into the future of the gig economy.
Australia has an opportunity to design a recovery strategy that strengthens our resilience to future shocks and ensures the country’s long-term, sustainable prosperity.
Manjula Lee has developed a breakthrough monitoring tool that helps governments and corporations support sustainable development programs.
Many Indigenous children leaving state care face an unknown and difficult future, with little support after they exit the system.
Can architecture be a tool for acknowledging Australia’s original inhabitants?
The controversial HomeBuilder scheme could come with a big upside – making old homes more energy-efficient.
A vision for the treasured Melbourne suburb preserves its heritage while suggesting creative ways forward.
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