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Social interactions key to better quality of life for aged care residents

A new study including researchers from Western Sydney University and Macquarie University has revealed that there is a direct link between social interactions and quality of life for aged care residents.

Opinion: Half of Western Sydney foodbowl land may have been lost to development in just 10 years

More and more farming land is being lost to other land uses such as housing on the outskirts of our cities. But how much land is being lost? And why does it matter?

Opinion: Police texts in Kumanjayi Walker case another sordid example of systemic racism in Australia’s legal system

The three-month coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death in police custody began on September 5 at the Alice Springs Local Court.

World first achievement in diabetes research

Distinguished Professor David Simmons has become the first ‘diabetes in pregnancy’ researcher to receive three prestigious honours in the field: the Norbert Freinkel Award, Joseph Hoet Award and, most recently, the Jørgen Pederson Award Lecture.

Opinion: Climate change threatens up to 100% of trees in Australian cities, and most urban species worldwide

To anyone who has stepped off a hot pavement into a shady park, it will come as little surprise that trees (and shrubs) have a big cooling effect on cities.

Liveability of cities at risk as climate change puts heat on urban trees

A new study by an international team of scientists led by Western Sydney University has raised concerns that climate change is putting many trees in cities worldwide at risk.

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