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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

Using fun elements such as challenges, goals and rewards, games are playing a significant role in learning, lifestyle management and disease awareness.

The battle to reduce road deaths

In the move to a more sustainable and safer future, tackling road accident injuries and fatalities will require a more concerted effort.

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Cyber scams are rising globally, targeting the vulnerable, especially youth. Understanding tactics and regional efforts is key to a safer cyberspace.

Danger of poor housing in remote communities

People in remote communities have survived thousands of years of weather extremes but need proper housing and clean energy for climate change resilience.

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Why we can’t rely on air conditioning to keep us cool

It’s the first thing to be turned on when the weather warms but air-conditioners are not the only answer to cooling our homes.

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How to cut a home’s energy usage to zero

Energy efficiency for homes is about getting design right and making it airtight. The challenge is making these changes affordable.

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How people can climate-proof their homes

Climate-resilient housing can help protect the most vulnerable Australians from the risks of climate change.

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Bad buildings and heat pandemic a lethal combination

Properly designed and built homes deliver so many ‘win-wins’ that could end our ‘heat pandemic’ it’s a mystery there’s not more of them.

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Hot cities and the boomerang effect

Cities and their inhabitants are a main driver of climate change and, ironically, potentially the main victims. Here’s how that could be fixed.

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Renters in older homes feeling the heat

A deadly combination of rising summer temperatures and inefficient homes is making life tougher for renters in some of Australia’s biggest cities, data shows.

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The urban jungle needs more trees

As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.

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Drab public housing ideal for a climate retrofit

Eastern Europe’s ubiquitous prefab housing blocks have potential for mass climate change adaptation.

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

The battle to reduce road deaths

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Danger of poor housing in remote communities

Why we can’t rely on air conditioning to keep us cool

How to cut a home’s energy usage to zero

How people can climate-proof their homes

Bad buildings and heat pandemic a lethal combination

Hot cities and the boomerang effect

Renters in older homes feeling the heat

The urban jungle needs more trees

Drab public housing ideal for a climate retrofit

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