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The book was published before wage theft scandals reached their current height, but the strategy of casualising and outsourcing the university workforce was far advanced already. In the postwar story, authors Croucher and Waghorne help to puncture the inflated image of Menzies as the patron saint of modern Australian universities. The authors faithfully tell us what the AVCC and its leaders said at each stage, and sometimes suggest what the Vice-Chancellors were doing as a lobby group. [Extracted from the article]

"Revealing Secrets: An Unofficial History of Australian Signals Intelligence and the Advent of Cyber" by John Blaxland and Clare Birgin is a book that explores the history of Australian signals intelligence and surveillance technology. The authors aim to shed light on the role of signals intelligence in Australian history, which has often been hidden due to its secretive nature. The book covers various topics, including the origins of cryptology, the development of radio signals, and the contributions of signals intelligence during World War I and II. However, the post-1945 chapters are based on publicly available material, indicating a lack of cooperation from the Australian Signals Directorate. The book also addresses themes such as technological advancements, Australia's relationship with the US and UK, and the growing demand for accountability in intelligence agencies. [Extracted from the article]

In the boilers of pulp mills the fuel blends used vary because they are essentially composed of residual forest biomass. Consequently, the physical-chemical properties of the produced ash streams can exhibit high temporal variability, making their proper management and recycling difficult. This study aims to characterize the ash from the incineration of biomass samples used as fuel in order to understand its influence on the properties of the generated ash fluxes. This can anticipate suitable blending procedures that minimize the variability of the ash characteristics. For this purpose, typical biomass samples (eucalyptus bark, treetops and knots, pine treetops, silver wattle, Sydney golden wattle, white poplar, and grey willow) were incinerated (at 550 and 825 °C) and the resulting ashes were characterized. The thermal behavior of the biomass was evaluated by TG/DTA and the generated ash content was determined. The particle size distribution (laser diffraction), morphology (SEM), mineralogy (XRD), and chemical composition (XRF) were other evaluated properties. From the results obtained it is concluded that the ashes cannot be used as raw materials for clinker production. However, they can be used in concrete and mortar formulations, as a cement substitute or as filler. The maximum incorporation amount depends on the type of biomass used, ranging from 54 wt% for pine treetops to 100 wt% for eucalyptus bark. This knowledge is fundamental to understand how to optimize the biomass blends used in industrial combustion systems to obtain ashes with suitable properties to be used as secondary raw materials in building materials formulations. [Display omitted] • Eight types of biomass fuels used in two bubbling fluidized bed boilers were studied. • The ashes generated after biomass incineration at 550 and 825 °C were characterized. • Slagging and fouling are forecast to happen in the combustion systems under study. • The obtained ashes cannot be used as secondary raw material for clinker production. • Maximum ash incorporation in cementitious formulations ranges from 54 to 100 wt%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The book "British India, White Australia: Overseas Indians, Intercolonial Relations and the Empire" by Kama Maclean explores the historical relationship between Australia, India, and Britain in the post-Federation era. The author examines how the White Australia Policy influenced and was influenced by racial constructs, Australian self-interest, and British pragmatism. Drawing on archival resources from India, Australia, and the UK, the book provides a pre-history of the current bilateral relationship between Australia and India. It also highlights alternative viewpoints and counter-narratives of agency and equality, shedding light on the experiences of the Indian diaspora in Australia. [Extracted from the article]

Like Beresford, Hamilton and Kells have expertise in public policy, and their book details the evolution of Australia's contemporary water policy to the present day. While Beresford offers an overview of water trading, here Hamilton and Kells go deep. The Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) traverses the lands of forty Aboriginal nations, all four eastern Australian states and an area larger than France. [Extracted from the article]

During those months, Caroline asserted, Edward "fell under the influence of his brother, Mr. William Kearney". Caroline, at age nineteen, married Irish-born Catholic Edward Kearney in 1853. Bettina Bradbury explores this question through a close examination of the extraordinary plight of English-born Protestant Caroline Bax. [Extracted from the article]

In terms of biographical detail, the story the authors tell about Vandemonian Aboriginal leader Tongerlongeter hinges on a handful of recorded moments in an under-documented life. Tongerlongeter: First Nations Leader and Tasmanian War Hero.: By Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements. Clements contextualises Tongerlongeter's story in terms that build on his own doctoral work (supervised by Reynolds) and extend a long tradition of Tasmanian historical writing wherein ethnographical enquiry infuses narrative history. [Extracted from the article]

This paper focuses on the smart urbanism that is being crafted by local authorities in metropolitan Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Offering an extensive analysis of the Australian context, we chart firstly how engagement with smart is primarily focused on improving quotidian local government functions. Second, our analysis of the diverse mechanisms and policies through which cities are being made smart shows that piecemeal initiatives rather than smart city strategies predominate in the two cities. There is a variegated geography of smart urbanism in these two cities, we conclude, that is incrementally rather than radically transforming cities and their governance. 本文着重考察澳大利亚悉尼和墨尔本市政府建设智能城市的努力。作者分析了澳大利亚的整体状况，进而指出政府的智 能化建设主要着眼于改善地方政府的日常功能。随后分析了建设智能城市的各种机制和政策，指出悉尼和墨尔本都采用 了积少成多的策略，而不是一步到位地建设。最后文章指出这两个城市及其治理的智能化如同星星之火，而不是激进的转化。 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cassandra Pybus' biography is a beautifully written attempt to rescue Truganini from the enormous condescension of colonial posterity. Pybus believes nonetheless that she can rescue Truganini from this suffocation, noting that even in Robinson's diaries it is possible to see that she always refused to be a "passive victim" (xviii). As well as attempting to recover Truganini herself, Pybus is at pains to reanimate many Aboriginal Tasmanian figures who are sometimes written out of the story of British destruction. [Extracted from the article]

Cahill and Irving show that history-making was a key activity in the labour movement, creating a "workable past" that energised activists and voters. Contemporary labour history also gets a whack as too concerned with jargon, credentialing and gap filling, although Cahill and Irving acknowledge that a strong and politically-active labour history community persists. The Barber Who Read History: Essays in Radical History: By Rowan Cahill and Terry Irving. [Extracted from the article]

Art clusters in cities are welcomed by planners, residents and business. In respect to an urban economy, art clusters are viewed as beneficial because of their contribution to neighbourhood ambience in ways likely to attract young professionals who possess, it is said, higher propensity for innovation and creativity. Clusters of art activity are also seen as place-makers that enhance liveability, an important asset in the contemporary spatial economy. Yet there is little empirical work which examines the forces that drive the location of these places of art and their connection to the urban economy. This paper takes art galleries in Sydney, Australia, as a case study. Using data from a comprehensive survey, interviews and direct observation, the study finds a peculiar story of art clustering. Sydney's galleries are found to be concentrated in exclusive locations. The study finds powerful agglomeration forces, including opportunities for stable property tenure, adjacency to the city's cultural institutions, input of government funding and the presence of wealthy buyers among local residents. Certainly, the agglomerations identified meet criteria for recognition as cultural districts, yet in ways different to the images of edgy neighbourhoods presented in the literature as the substance of art in a post-industrial city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Into the Loneliness: The Unholy Alliance of Ernestine Hill and Daisy Bates: By Eleanor Hogan. The biographical and historical material in I Loneliness i is framed by travelogue as Hogan retraces routes taken by Hill and Bates. Hogan also uses material from "the Daisy Chain" (a loose group of researchers interested in Bates during the 1970s and 1980s), who had access to interview subjects who knew Bates and Hill. [Extracted from the article]

Written nearly forty years after Stuer's monograph, I French Connection i goes beyond Stuer's essentially demographic and migratory viewpoints to take on a cultural studies perspective, focusing on the period from the 1850s to pre-World War I, a pivotal nation-building time in Australia's history. Alexis Bergantz's I French Connection i constitutes an important contribution to the historical landscape of the French in Australia. Bergantz displays impressive scholarly and anecdotal knowledge of the story of the French in Australia, with a deep knowledge of French, British, and Australian histories. [Extracted from the article]

Background There are repeated calls to build better cycling paths in Australian cities if the proportion of people cycling is to increase. Yet the full range of transport, health, environmental and economic impacts of new cycling infrastructure and the extent to which observed changes are sustained is not well understood. The City of Sydney is currently building a new bicycle network, which includes a new bicycle path separated from road traffic in the south Sydney area. This protocol paper describes a comprehensive method to evaluate this new cycling infrastructure. Method A cohort of residents within two kilometres of the new bicycle path will be surveyed at baseline before a new section of bicycle path is built, and again 12 and 24 months later to assess changes in travel behaviour, sense of community, quality of life and health behaviours. Residents in a comparable area of Sydney that will not get a new separated bike path will act as a comparison group. At baseline a sub-set of residents who volunteer will also take a small GPS device with them for one week to assess travel behaviour. Discussion This research should contribute to the advancement in evaluation and appraisal methods for cycling projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Reaching Through Time: Finding My Family's Stories" by Shauna Bostock is a highly acclaimed book that aims to educate non-Aboriginal Australians about the historical injustices faced by Aboriginal Australians. Bostock, a Bundjalung historian, writes as an academically trained historian with a strong connection to her family and community. The book tells the compelling stories of her ancestors, connecting them to broader events in Australian history. It also serves as a guide for Indigenous Australians researching their own family histories and advocates for truth-telling and understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. [Extracted from the article]

"Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm" by Alan Atkinson explores the dynamic partnership between Elizabeth and John Macarthur, challenging the traditional narrative that focuses solely on John's public role in Australian settler colonial history. Atkinson examines how Elizabeth's education and intellectual curiosity contributed to their success as a couple, allowing John to establish new relationships and networks in the colony. The book delves into their emotional bonds and the complexities of their interactions with indigenous peoples. Atkinson's work is a comprehensive and engaging account that offers new insights into the lives of the Macarthurs and their place in Australian history. [Extracted from the article]

Information about the 8th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, which was held in Sydney, New South Wales from August 16-21, 1987 is presented. The event was opened with an address by Dick Tucker and featured four other plenary speakers. Details on the topics discussed are also highlighted in the article.

The changing social, cultural and physical characteristics and uses of public spaces by migrants are of longstanding interest to social scientists. Often embedded in uses of public spaces are splinters, resonances and connections to home and migration. This paper examines the religious spaces that Sri Lankan migrants engage with in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. To untangle the complexities associated with these spaces, we integrate a framework of belonging that encompasses rituals, relationships and restrictions. A multilayered dataset, which includes interviews with the Sri Lankan diaspora, (auto)ethnography, field observations and photography, revealed that within the Sri Lankan diaspora, individuals often used religious spaces to maintain rituals and identities. The data uncovered that some participants in the diaspora used religious spaces to gather and socialise with other diaspora members while others had dynamic relationships with these spaces – that is, the meanings attributed to religious spaces were at times fraught with tensions and hostilities towards religious practice and feelings of welcome. In this paper, we offer a snapshot of a growing diaspora in Australia and their negotiations to belong (or not). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Everywhen: Australia and the Language of Deep History" is a book that explores Indigenous perspectives on time and history. The book consists of twelve essays and an introduction by the editors, who aim to incorporate Indigenous temporalities into modern historical thinking. The essays in the book alternate between Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives, highlighting the differences in understanding and conceptualizing time and history. The book emphasizes the importance of blending different understandings of the past to enrich our overall historical understanding. [Extracted from the article]

In her introduction, by bringing the book into the present and not allowing the modern welfare state off the hook, Beaumont prepares us to make sense of the Great Depression from a perspective based in the here and now. Beaumont's chapter twenty-six, titled "Women at Risk", further steps outside of existing Depression Era historiography, addressing a highly overlooked sector in most historical examinations of the period. Australia's Great Depression: How a Nation Shattered by the Great War Survived the Worst Economic Crisis It Has Ever Faced: By Joan Beaumont. [Extracted from the article]

This article presents information on the research papers that received awards at the World Federation of Chiropractic's 8th Biennial Congress recently held in Sydney, New South Wales. Awards were presented to authors of four original papers out of nearly 200 original abstracts. X. J. Song, doctor of medicine, has been awarded the first prize.

Lessons from History: Leading Historians Tackle Australia's Greatest Challenges: Edited by Carolyn Holbrook, Lyndon Megarrity and David Lowe. I Lessons from History i is a diverse collection of essays united by the belief that historians have been missing in action from contemporary political debates. Carolyn Holbrook believes, for example, that historians should arouse interest in questions of federalism by formulating a "new civic mythology" surrounding Australia's democratic system - a progressive counternarrative to the Anzackery of the right. [Extracted from the article]

For historians, the book's brilliance yet inevitably partial tackling of such huge themes (as Clark knows and notes) will lead to many conversations about the discipline's past and future. Making Australian History: By Anna Clark. This is particularly so because, as Clark powerfully underscores in the book's acknowledgements, 'the History discipline has been part of the architecture of colonisation, policing whose stories can be told and by whom'. [Extracted from the article]

The author reflects on the 2007 Australian Library History forum held at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, New South Wales. He states that the event was participated by several speakers who shared their scholarly activities and research papers on public library. The forum also explores the history of the Australian library.

Yet the relatively small presence of Pacific Islanders in Australia can mask the extent of Australia's presence in Pacific people's lives. The theme of Australia's national amnesia about the Pacific is present one way or another throughout the book. Not all island populations have admittedly had or have that level of access and Hoskins does not ignore the history of such barriers, including the perception of New Zealand as a "back-door". [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the role of public opinion in shaping Australian foreign policy. It emphasizes the need for an informed public and discusses the changing global landscape, with the decline of globalism and the rise of nationalism and protectionism. The article highlights the challenges Australia faces in navigating this changing world and the role of the recently released foreign policy White Paper. It emphasizes the importance of engaging the Australian public, including the new generation of policymakers and the diverse society, in foreign policy discussions and decision-making. [Extracted from the article]

Vocational decisions made at school have significant long term impacts on young people's life chances, their opportunities for securing decent jobs and economic growth for themselves, their families and communities. In the short term, their aspirations dictate the decisions they make about educational pathways in post-compulsory years of schooling and vocational and higher education. For young people from already marginalised backgrounds, the quality of support they have in making these decisions is crucially important. This paper examines a rapidly expanding vocational education program specifically designed for students with refugee backgrounds that was codeveloped between a state education authority and a community service provider in Sydney, Australia. Through an ecological understanding of individuals as nested within interrelated networks, this paper explores the perspectives of stakeholders ranging from the educators, careers teachers, employers, civic partners, and, crucially, the young people themselves in order to determine whether and through what means key program elements meet the needs of students from a refugee background and where gaps in the program ecology need to be addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to show how concepts and analytical methods of systemic functional linguistics can work congruently with other human practices to improve outcomes for those undergoing the suffering around loss of meaning and the absence of purposeful, self-directed experience. Based on a two-decade collaboration between linguists and psychotherapists in Sydney, Australia, and using the tools of text linguistics as developed by Michael A. K. Halliday and Ruqaiya Hasan in systemic functional theory, the paper presents an indicative selection of intense exchanges between traumatized persons and therapists (centrally the experience of 'Ruth'). The level by level linguistic descriptions of these exchanges offer opportunities for understanding how progress in the clinical interaction might be achieved. The descriptions can also be evaluated against the theoretical claims of psychotherapy in psychiatry – in particular, the emphasis of the Conversational Model of Psychotherapy developed in England and Australia by Robert Hobson and Russell Meares, whose characterization of disorders involves an emphasis on 'co-ordination' and 'cohesion' within frontal lobe activity of traumatized patients. In this way the paper also explores conceptual parallels and intellectual antecedents shared between the Conversational Model and Systemic Functional Linguistics, contributing to the broader intellectual history of the human sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite well-established Pasifika communities in Australia, there has been no examination of the English spoken by members of these communities in the sociolinguistic literature. Yet, research shows that Pasifika English may exhibit key differences from local 'mainstream' varieties. In this paper, we present a case study of members of a drill rap group with Pasifika heritage to examine whether Pasifika English features are evident in their speech. We first analyze their monophthong productions and compare these to those of mainstream Australian English speakers. We also analyze their dental fricative realizations to examine whether there is evidence of th-stopping and dh-stopping, commonly described as markers of Pasifika English. Finally, we investigate whether their speech is more syllable-timed than mainstream Australian English. The results show that these speakers produce monophthongs generally consistent with mainstream Australian English vowels, despite some small differences. We also show consistent th-fronting and dh-stopping in their speech, which serves as a marker of their Pasifika heritage. We find a tendency towards more syllable-timed speech; however, this occurs to a lesser extent than has been reported for other Pasifika varieties of English. The results suggest that these speakers index their Pasifika identities by employing indicators/markers of Pasifika English that diverge from mainstream Australian English. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about the papers discussed at the 2006 Pesa Conference held in Sydney, New South Wales is presented. The papers include one which addresses the possibility of teaching by example and one which endorses the UNESCO mandate to pursuit world peace through education. Another paper discusses issues with the growing misuse of the term "positivism."

Indeed, by tying together stories of individuals, families, communities, countries, and international systems, Balint and Kalman sensitively show the breadth of the histories within which we all live our lives. Balint and Kalman skilfully show the different ways people understand themselves and their journeys; the way they make sense of what they have endured and achieved. Smuggled: An Illegal History of Journeys to Australia: By Ruth Balint and Julie Kalman. [Extracted from the article]

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Existing scholarship on footpaths, sidewalks, streets, and pavements integrates laudable discussions about legal and regulatory concerns alongside debates about safety and place-making. Yet there are fewer debates about diasporic encounters and place-making processes in this everyday space. Accordingly, this paper examines encounters that occur on footpaths and outside adjoining shops by the Sri Lankan diaspora in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. The footpaths fall within the semi-public realm; they are public spaces connected to privately owned shops. I draw from a critical autoethnography and in-depth interviews conducted with Sri Lankans living in Australia to better understand how their place-making processes are entrenched in the semi-public realm. This paper provides a fresh case study to highlight the importance of warm and convivial encounters in everyday spaces that strengthen feelings of familiarity and belonging in host communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The terms NIMBY (Not-in-my-backyard) and YIMBY (Yes-in-my-backyard) describe negative and positive attitudes towards building higher density housing. Based on a series of newspaper articles that reported on a Sydney council hiring a community planning advocate and comments by a Liberal party candidate regarding housing supply, this paper seeks to identify if NIMBY and YIMBY discourses exist in reader-generated comments made by self-selecting commenters. Critical discourse analysis is mobilised to examine the actors and the framing in the newspaper article, as well as the discursive strategies used in the readers' comments. The paper finds the readers' comments are dominated by NIMBY discourse but does find evidence of a YIMBY public discourse. Practitioner Pointers Property industry promotes a positive self-presentation by identifying other stakeholders as being responsible for a lack of housing supply. A discourse of housing supply links higher density housing to a positive influence on housing affordability and the environment. Readers' comments explicitly link immigration and population growth with housing supply issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: There is a major research gap relating to the impact of intravenous (IV) fluids administration during labor on maternal and neonatal outcomes. It is biologically plausible that a relationship between volume of IV fluids and primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) exists. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate whether the administration of high‐volume IV fluids during labor (≥ 2500 mL) increases the risk of primary PPH and other adverse outcomes for women with a term, singleton pregnancy, in comparison to low‐volume IV fluids during labor (<2500 mL). Material and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital in Sydney, Australia between 1st September 2021 and 31st October 2022. Inclusion criteria were: women with a live singleton fetus in a cephalic presentation; planning a vaginal birth; and admitted for labor and birth care between 37 and 42 week gestation. The study factor was IV fluids during labor and the primary outcome was primary PPH ≥500 mL. Secondary outcomes included cesarean section and major perineal injury. Pregnancy, birth, and postnatal data were obtained from the hospital's electronic clinical database, electronic medical records, and paper fluid order documentation. Multivariable logistic regression and multiple imputation were used to explore the relationship between volume of IV fluids in labor and PPH. Results: A total of 1023 participants were included of which 339 had a primary PPH (33.1%). There was no association between high‐volume IV fluids and PPH after adjusting for demographic and clinical factors (adjusted odds ratio [ORadj]1.02 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.72, 1.44). However, there was a positive association between high‐volume IV fluids and cesarean section (ORadj 1.99; 95%CI 1.4, 2.8). Conclusions: The findings of this research are important to further knowledge relating to the administration of IV fluids during labor. The findings emphasize the importance of accurately documenting IV fluids administration and identifies research priorities to enable us to better understand the broader implications of IV fluids administration on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores human, soil, compost and food waste interactions in a community composting initiative in Australia. Drawing on an ethnographic study in 2 Australian cities – Sydney and Canberra, this paper identifies the emergence of a “composting ethic” among participants that is animated by three forms of learning and doing: (1) noticing and attending, (2) embodying and (3) experimentation. Fieldwork analysis is contextualised in relation to literature from the environmental humanities, discard studies and learnings from First Nations Australians and their ontologies. By bringing these empirics, key literature and ontologies together, this paper aims to deepen understanding of the opportunities and challenges of community composting to reduce negative environmental impacts and support anti-colonial practices of discard. It does this by identifying the characteristics of a composting ethic and the contexts and skills capable of nurturing its emergence. Attention is also paid to what may limit realisation of such an ethic. Overall, this paper aims to generate further applied academic understanding about the unique role – and possibilities – of efforts to revitalise and grow city soils and advance anti-colonial food waste management through community composting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Electronic medical record (EMR) systems provide timely access to clinical information and have been shown to improve medication safety. However, EMRs can also create opportunities for error, including system-related errors or errors that were unlikely or not possible with the use of paper medication charts. This study aimed to determine the detection and mitigation strategies adopted by a health district in Australia to target system-related errors and to explore stakeholder views on strategies needed to curb future system-related errors from emerging. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study design was used comprising semi-structured interviews. Data were collected from three hospitals within a health district in Sydney, Australia, between September 2020 and May 2021. Interviews were conducted with EMR users and other key stakeholders (e.g. clinical informatics team members). Participants were asked to reflect on how system-related errors changed over time, and to describe approaches taken by their organisation to detect and mitigate these errors. Thematic analysis was conducted iteratively using a general inductive approach, where codes were assigned as themes emerged from the data. Results: Interviews were conducted with 25 stakeholders. Participants reported that most system-related errors were detected by front-line clinicians. Following error detection, clinicians either reported system-related errors directly to the clinical informatics team or submitted reports to the incident information management system. System-related errors were also reported to be detected via reports run within the EMR, or during organisational processes such as incident investigations or system enhancement projects. EMR redesign was the main approach described by participants for mitigating system-related errors, however other strategies, like regular user education and minimising the use of hybrid systems, were also reported. Conclusions: Initial detection of system-related errors relies heavily on front-line clinicians, however other organisational strategies that are proactive and layered can improve the systemic detection, investigation, and management of errors. Together with EMR design changes, complementary error mitigation strategies, including targeted staff education, can support safe EMR use and development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Australia's major cities the new apartment approvals and number of apartment residents has increased over recent years. However, there remain concerns regarding the poor design quality of apartments and the living experiences of families with children. This paper examines the floor plan of 368 apartments in Sydney, including floor areas and number of bedrooms. Different typologies of spatial layout were determined using space syntax. Separate interviews were undertaken with (1) architects and developers to explore their strategies for apartment development and (2) families with children to examine their needs and whether these are met in recently delivered apartment layouts. Results show that two-bedroom apartments dominate the Sydney market, as do layouts without a hall/corridor. The reason is developers are focussed on meeting the needs of investor-purchasers, as opposed to the desires of families with children. This results in developers preferring one-and-two-bedroom apartments and standardised layouts. In contrast, parents desired a more diverse range of apartment layouts, in terms of privacy, supervision and shared spaces, notably influenced by the age of children. The paper concludes by examining the opportunities for flexible layouts as a mechanism to both meet developers' needs, whilst also addressing the diverse desires of families with children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only disrupting industries and businesses, particularly the ones have fallen behind the adoption, but also significantly impacting public life as well. This calls for government authorities pay attention to public opinions and sentiments towards AI. Nonetheless, there is limited knowledge on what the drivers behind the public perception of AI are. Bridging this gap is the rationale of this paper. As the methodological approach, the study conducts an online public perception survey with the residents of Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, and explores the collected survey data through statistical analysis. The analysis reveals that: (a) the public is concerned of AI invading their privacy, but not much concerned of AI becoming more intelligent than humans; (b) the public trusts AI in their lifestyle, but the trust is lower for companies and government deploying AI; (c) the public appreciates the benefits of AI in urban services and disaster management; (d) depending on the local context, public perceptions vary; and (e) the drivers behind the public perception include gender, age, AI knowledge, and AI experience. The findings inform authorities in developing policies to minimise public concerns and maximise AI awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents abstracts on medical topics which include chronic pain management services in Victoria, use of electrical stimulation for pain treatment, and a survey of outcomes for children undergoing appendicectomy at Sydney Children's Hospital in New South Wales.

Moving away from the study of the history of art using place-bound and 'rational' terms, this article examines how the different forms of mobilities practiced by Singaporean artists have shaped their artworks, practices and identities. This is achieved through a study of artists who practiced 'unconventional' forms of mobilities: Suzann Victor, an 'unofficial exile' who moved to Sydney due to the fallout from the Brother Cane incident, which made it difficult for her to continue to practice in Singapore; Jimmy Ong, who shifted his practice to the United States to lead a "domestic life" with his former husband and Gilles Massot, a French-born artist who moved to Singapore to become an "Other." Specifically, the paper seeks to answer: What are the different types of mobilities practiced by the artists? How do these mobilities impact their practice? How are these mobilities and their impacts perceptible in the artworks? What are the ways that these mobilities differ from the ones that are typically studied in canonical art history? In this paper, the artworks are studied as 'fluid spaces' that are shaped by the myriad forms of mobilities practiced by the artists – many of which cannot be described as completely 'rational – rather than the product of a single form of mobility. The aim is to shift our study of art away from place-bound and 'rational' concepts towards the transience of the artists and the borderless nature of artistic influences and ideologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Australian Entomologist is a quarterly, refereed journal which publishes manuscripts dealing with native insects and other arthropods of Australia and nearby land masses east of the Wallace Line. In its 50th year of operation, the history of its transition from a privately-run, print-only journal in Sydney to a print and electronic journal owned and operated by the Entomological Society of Queensland in Brisbane is described. All editorial and management staff since transfer to ESQ in 1987 are listed and the pages sizes and issue dates of part numbers since foundation are tabulated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Assessment policy internationally places significant importance on the use of assessment criteria across all subject areas. However, in order to ensure effective use of criteria, it is critical for teachers to develop an in-depth understanding of them. This paper reports on a study of a range of Australian Science teachers' views and uses of criteria in practical work. Six Science teachers working in secondary schools across Sydney were interviewed, their classroom activities were observed, and the data obtained were analysed using a qualitative constant comparative method. The findings indicate that despite the emphasis on Assessment for Learning (AfL) in assessment policy in Australia, teachers generally consider criteria as a marking tool, for Assessment of Learning (AoL), rather than a learning instrument. Consequently, they use criteria exclusively as a framework for assigning grades. This paper argues that teachers need to consider the use of criteria from a learning perspective in addition to its other multipurpose functions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]