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Australian governments are treading lightly around Airbnb

Australia is gripped by a housing affordability crisis. Without proper planning, legalising Airbnb may make housing even more unavailable and unaffordable in high-demand suburbs.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/24/australian-governments-are-treading-lightly-around-airbnb.html
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Representations of mothers in ads haven’t changed in 60 years

This article was written by Associate Professor Teresa Davis from the University of Sydney Business School and Professor Margaret K.Hogg from Lancaster University, with contributions from Professor David Marshall from
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/12/18/representations-of-mothers-in-ads-haven-t-changed-in-60-years.html
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How to grow food in the post-truth era

Implementing the Paris Agreement will enable and encourage businesses and investors to turn the billions of dollars in existing low-carbon investments into the trillions of dollars the world needs to ... The low-carbon economy is big business.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/06/30/how-to-grow-food-in-the-post-truth-era.html
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Crazy Rich Asians is a ground-breaking moment for representation

Crazy Rich Asians is a ground-breaking moment for Asian representation in Western film, with the first all-Asian cast in Hollywood in 25 years - an industry where Asian actors constitute one percent of lead roles.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/08/31/crazy-rich-asians-is-a-ground-breaking-moment-for-representation.html
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New Zealand can't outsource employment policy to its central bank

Responsibility for issues such as youth unemployment should be taken by the government and not deferred to or placed on the central bank, writes Professor of Macroeconomics.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/12/15/new-zealand-can_t-outsource-employment-policy-to-its-central-ban.html
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Our unis need international students and must choose the high or low road

At some business and engineering faculties, the proportion exceeded 50%. Enrolments at some of our largest universities also have an unacceptable skew towards single countries – either China or India. ... Professor John Shields is the Academic Director
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/11/18/our-unis-need-international-students-and-must-choose-the-high-or.html
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Why you’re checking work emails on holidays (and how to stop)

It was authored by Associate Professor Dan Caprar from the University of Sydney Business School and Dr Ben Walker from the Victoria University of Wellington. ... Katie Booth. Media & PR Adviser (Business). Phone.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/01/08/why-you-re-checking-work-emails-on-holidays-and-how-to-stop.html
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Three reasons to stick with maths

Studying maths is likely to make you smarter and more employable, according to University of Sydney experts.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/08/01/three-reasons-to-stick-with-maths.html
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Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft?

Electric cars, trains, trams and boats already exist. That logically leads to the question: why are we not seeing large electric aircraft? And will we see them any time soon? Aeronautical engineering academic, Dr Dries Verstraete explains.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/09/23/climate-explained--why-don-t-we-have-electric-aircraft-.html