D-I-Y home renovations have led to higher asbestos exposure and a subsequent rise in malignant mesothelioma. Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found a steady rise in the number of cases of malignant mesothelioma since the mid 1980s in people who've renovated their own homes. They've even found an increase in cases of...

One in four Australian households are single occupancy homes, and it's predicted that in the coming decades millions more of us will choose to live alone. Professor David de Vaus is from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Queensland and will be presenting his latest findings: 'Understanding the Rise of...

Will the explosion of multimedia entertainment options and devices spell the end of TV? Not according to recent survey results from the UK. British communications regulator Ofcam found that people still watch around four hours of TV a day, holding a steady share of consumers' attention despite the growth in internet and other viewing options...

Cultural competence training aims to educate Australians to better identify and challenge their cultural assumptions, values and beliefs. It's been in the news recently following the story of what happened to Tarren Betteridge, a young Aboriginal woman who'd missed out on a job with GenerationOne because she was told her skin was not dark enough...

An agreement on Universal Housing Design proposes that in ten years' time all new houses, including those on sprawling housing estates, will have some noticeable differences. They won't have front steps, for starters. They'll have wide hallways, and a big bathroom downstairs with a wide door. This is because houses will be designed to accommodate...