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Jennifer Kent

Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Dr Jennifer Kent's research interests lay primarily in the intersections between planning and health, including planning for active transport and attachments to the private car as a form of mobility.

Working the system: 3 ways planners can defy the odds to promote good health for all of us

Sep 06, 2019 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Many of the chronic and costly diseases Australians face are related to how we live in cities. The speed of modern life clashes with poorly designed urban areas. As a result, health-promoting activities, such as regular...

Why autonomous vehicles won't reduce our dependence on cars in cities

Dec 04, 2018 16:26 pm UTC| Technology

The technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is progressing rapidly, but have we really thought through how theyll work in reality? In its report on AVs in Australia, Austroads (the association of Australasian road...

Why car sharing had a slow start in Australia - and how that's changing

Oct 29, 2018 19:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Car sharing arrived on the Australian scene in the early 2000s. These are commercial services that give people access to vehicles they can rent by the hour. Services in Australia currently include GoGet and Car Next...

Economy

German bunds mixed after improvement in Nov ZEW economic sentiment fails to create impact

The German bunds remained narrowly mixed during European trading session Tuesday after an improvement in the countrys ZEW economic sentiment data for the month of November failed to create any significant impact on debt...

UK gilts nearly steady on mixed September employment report; October CPI in focus

The United Kingdoms gilts remained nearly flat during European trading hours Tuesday after the countrys labour market report for the month of September remained mixed. However, Britains consumer price inflation (CPI) for...

Fed likely to adopt only one rate cut in 3 to 6 months ahead, BoE to cut in Jan’20: Danske Bank

The Federal Reserve is expected to adopt only one rate cut in 3 to 6 months ahead; the timing of the cut is difficult but, as the Fed wants to see how things play out, the March meeting is probably the earliest...

Australia’s business conditions recover slightly in October, capacity utilisation declines

Australias business conditions and confidence recovered a little ground in October. While there is still a long way to go before a recovery can be considered in the private sector, there were some tentatively positive...

Australian bonds jump in muted trading ahead of October employment report

The Australian government bonds jumped during Asian session of the second trading day of the week Tuesday amid a muted day that witnessed data of little economic significance ahead of the countrys employment report for the...

Politics

What happens to the East Wing if Donald Trump and Melania Trump get divorced

Even before winning the election, Donald Trumps statements and actions during campaign rallies were enough to cause a string of controversies. It was then not surprising that it continued even after he won the 2016...

Donald Trump reportedly implies Melania Trump would not cry if he got shot

Melania Trump and Donald Trump have been relentlessly hounded by divorce rumors after the latter was elected the President of the United States. They have denied such claims and insisted their marriage is going well, but a...

What a minority government could mean for affordable housing in Canada

Along with climate change, affordable housing was one of the big issues of the recent Canadian federal election, with political parties scrambling to catch up with public opinion. The widespread concern among the...

Will Canada finally get pharmacare?

When I had lymphoma 12 years ago, I needed to take the drug filgrastim (Neupogen) to get my white blood cell count high enough that I could take my next chemotherapy treatment on time. Before prescribing it, my oncologist...

Government to announce more home care packages for aged before Christmas

More federal government money will be announced within weeks for home care for the aged, after a damning royal commission finding that many people die before their packages arrive. Scott Morrison on Friday said he had...

Science

Nearly all your devices run on lithium batteries. Here's a Nobel Prizewinner on his part in their invention – and their future

British-born scientist M. Stanley Whittingham, of Binghamton University, was one of three scientists who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work developing lithium-ion batteries. L-R: John Goodenough;...

Advances in anti-ageing research: how chemistry could hold the key to better health

Given the opportunity to live much longer lives, many of us might feel less than thrilled at the prospect. After all, you might think, who would want to live an extra 20 years dealing with arthritis, dementia or heart...

Dark energy: new experiment may solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries

As an astronomer, there is no better feeling than achieving first light with a new instrument or telescope. It is the culmination of years of preparations and construction of new hardware, which for the first time collects...

Predicting research results can mean better science and better advice

We ask experts for advice all the time. A company might ask an economist for advice on how to motivate its employees. A government might ask what the effect of a policy reform will be. To give the advice, experts often...

Asteroid impact that could end humanity is happening, space nation leader claims

Asteroids are the most common space objects that fly by Earth almost daily. Some of them were detected too close to the time of their close approach, but there has never been an impact that took place in modern history....

Technology

‘The Sims 5’ would likely launch with configurable stairs

The developers are keeping their silence about the plans for The Sims 5. But, thanks to massive gameplay upgrades on the current game, fans of the franchise are not exactly clueless on what could be included in the next...

‘World of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ introduces a new leveling scheme

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was one of the biggest announcements at the recently held BlizzCon 2019 last weekend. Like most fans have already anticipated, it is the games eighth expansion. But aside from the new...

Pixelbook Go with 16GB RAM, Core i5 ships November 18

Pixelbook Go will have more configurations to be released later this month, and possibly by next year. Google has finally put a release date on the laptops variant with 16GB RAM capacity. The good news is that orders can...

‘PUBG Mobile’ update 0.15.5 adds new TDM map, opens Royale Pass Season 10

Team Deathmatch, or simply known as TDM, is one of the newest gameplay modes added to PUBG Mobile this year. Following the release of another game mode, developers are showing TDM some love by adding a new and exclusive...

Tesla vehicles might drive themselves at a drive-thru soon

It can be said that some of the most technologically-advanced vehicles today are coming from Tesla. Aside from electric-powered cars that can drive itself on freeways and parking lots, Tesla has also developed a system...

Digital Currency

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Has Saga of Bitcoin ETFs Ended on Obstacles?

Crypto Technicals: Major Cryptocurrency Daily Technical Outlook

Crypto Technicals: Major Cryptocurrency Support Resistance Levels

Law

How Creative Commons works, and why it enables access to knowledge

Could Congress reverse Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria?

The impeachment resolution: Politics, the Constitution and everything in between

Life

Is your lover insecure? A simple question could transform your romantic relationship

Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America's out-of-control consumerism

Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women

Nature

Suburban change is transforming city life around the world

How to get fishers more involved in decisions that affect them

Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day

Sports

NFL rumors: Antonio Brown could play in season 2019; Jeff Bezos wants to buy a team?

Michael Schumacher's wife and daughter pay tribute to the sick F1 legend

Manny Pacquiao’s coach suggests a March or April 2020 match might happen

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: Major Pair levels and bias summary

FxWirePro: CHFJPY trades flat, major move only above 110 level

FxWirePro: Buy US Dollar index above 98.40 (chart of the day)

Market Data

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Alibaba Joins Hands With Lolli To Reward Online Shoppers In Bitcoin

Blockchain Revolution Series: Automaker ‘Volvo’ To Deploy Oracle’s Blockchain For Supply Chain

Australian bonds jump in muted trading ahead of October employment report

Fed likely to adopt only one rate cut in 3 to 6 months ahead, BoE to cut in Jan’20: Danske Bank

Australia’s business conditions recover slightly in October, capacity utilisation declines

Bakkt BTC Futures Back In Action With Sky-Rocketed Volumes, Rolls-Out Official Custodian Service On Approval From NYDFS

Crypto Technicals: XRP/USD holds cloud support, intraday bias bearish

FxWirePro: Thai baht rises gradually against U.S. dollar, stay short

FxWirePro: Singapore dollar trades marginally lower ahead of retail sales data

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