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Canada’s National Housing Strategy claims to be grounded in a human rights framework, but the needs of Indigenous women and children are not being met.
Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.
A three year study of Tanzanian children found that changing the way homes are designed can prevent diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, and help children grow taller.
No older person wants to pay to have a shower at home. But one key issue is how Australia pays for aged care without shifting the cost to future generations.
The number of complaints about assessments for home-based aged care are rising. Now, the ombudsman is getting involved. Here’s what needs to happen next.
A German habit has been trending in recent weeks: ‘lüften,’ or airing out your home. It can help older, damp homes in the US – if circumstances are right.
How can we support dogs and cats as they age? Practical advice from veterinary science specialists (nutrition, living arrangements, behaviours to watch out for, etc.).
Factors contributing to school violence are found in the family, the community and the school.
Financing a first home can feel overwhelming. Here’s a general guide to some of the key parts of the process.
A new exhibition at Colorado State University highlights 100 years of women’s work.
Even after the pandemic lockdowns were lifted, out-of-home activities and travel remained substantially depressed, far below 2019 levels.
Assessing how well items align with your core beliefs may make it easier to let them go.
Philosophers explain how our mainstream understanding of ‘home’ is a culturally specific one, and how it could be broadened.
In many parts of the US, Americans must learn to live with fire. That means careful decisions on where homes are built and what’s around them, and allowing more low-risk fires to burn.
Paddington explores the meaning of home in his new adventure back to Peru
The federal government caps the number of home care packages it provides. When demand exceeds supply, waiting times blow out.
When people find themselves displaced from their homes, finding or creating beauty can be just as vital as food, water and shelter − and serves as a form of resistance and resilience.
Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality specialist offers an easy, cheap, effective way to deal with it.
How does the average viewer relate to homes being turned into mansions? Well, most of us have a dream home, with home makeovers often also offering the promise of self-improvement.
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Reader in Contemporary Media Practice, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor, Human Resources, Thompson Rivers University
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Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies (HHAUS) research group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Fellow, University College Cork
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PhD student in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Services Research, Swansea University
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource Management, University of Bath
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Ph.D. Candidate in Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles
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Course Director, Design (Course Leader, Industrial Design; Product & Transport), University of Staffordshire
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Energy Advisor, formerly, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Veterinary and Molecular Parasitology, University of Sydney