Many artists are expected to organise their own ticket sales and event promotion. This is coupled with low pay from venues and having to juggle music with other full-time jobs.
While each city building is part of an overall urban composition, its individual impacts are also important. Here are eight of Melbourne’s best.
More than 50% of drivers on Australian roads say they’ve engaged in some form of aggressive driving, but a new driving program is aiming to change this behaviour.
As Meta has historically failed its users on issues of moderation, it’s important to demand clear solutions, more responsibility and accountability from the company before the metaverse is embedded in our everyday lives.
Social factors can determine how likely you are to suffer from dementia, including your socioeconomic status, where you live, and your background.
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?’.
The recent TramLab collaboration examines the issues impacting safety and perceptions of safety for women and girls on Victorian public transport.
Building more welcoming communities takes work. Meet the experts at the coalface of making immigration and diversity work in Australia in this episode of the University's podcast, "What Happens Next?".
Electric scooters, e-bikes and other forms of micromobility have set the wheels in motion for a revolution in the way we move around cities.
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.
Monash University Architect Shelley Penn AM’s commitment is to enrich society by refining the built environment.
A new research paper outlines how we can cool our urban spaces – and what will happen if we don’t.
Public-space cameras are meant to make us feel safer, but women don’t always see them that way.
Despite the rise in citizen journalism exposing police violence and discrimination, we're yet to see changes to the practices that perpetuate racism and deny transparency in policing.
How we responded to pandemics in the past can carry lessons for the current COVID-19 situation.
A multidisciplinary research team is examining how we can translate what we know about public health contagion to develop safer public transport infrastructure.
With the pandemic having slashed travel in Victoria, research is examining whether the government spending tens of billions on its transport agenda is a worthwhile investment.
Our post-coronavirus pandemic future will be very different to the one we anticipated, as it reshapes relationships, governments, business, and broader society.
A vision for the treasured Melbourne suburb preserves its heritage while suggesting creative ways forward.
With Melbourne’s population continuing to boom, urban planners and academics have a vision for the city to become a network of connected communities where people will be able to walk or cycle to amenities.
Very bright and overlit city spaces do not always translate to young women feeling safe in urban spaces, new research shows.
Footpaths are a valuable space for everyday social activity and urban life, but their role is often overlooked in planning urban and public spaces.
Philanthropy is now viewed as a way of creating communities of people with a shared goal of bringing positive, practical change to the world.
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