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Children’s travel needs are a big factor in private car use. Pablo Rogat/Shutterstock

Children in the car era: bad for them and the planet

Hulya Gilbert, University of South Australia; Andrew Allan, University of South Australia; Carolyn Whitzman, The University of Melbourne, and Johannes Pieters, University of South Australia

The private car is the default transport option for many families. This reduces physical activity and increases greenhouse gas emissions, with unhealthy results for their children and the environment.
Research shows the loss of social interaction ranks above loss of income as the most difficult thing for retrenched workers to adjust to. Julian Smith/AAP

Mitsubishi’s silver lining for Holden workers

Johannes Pieters, University of South Australia

The images of Holden workers walking away from the plant this week following its closure announcement were the latest reminder the “job for life” era is over. As Peter Capelli wrote in 1999, the goal for…

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