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The recent US shootings at massage businesses in Atlanta should ring alarm bells in Australia. Eight people were killed in the attacks, including four Korean women and two Chinese women. US authorities are still trying to determine the exact motive behind the attack, but some feminist groups, such as Asian Women for Equality, immediately identified misogynist racism as a key element behind this sort of violence.

At at time when the impact of gender, exclusion and sexual violence is front page news, HyperSext City* confronts these challenges and invites audiences to imagine and co-design an equitable city.

From digital voice assistants to automated ‘smart’ lights and robotic vacuum cleaners, readily available off-the-shelf smart home devices can support the wellbeing and independence of older Australians, as identified by new research.

Under COVID-19 lockdowns, bike sales have been booming. Quiet streets and more time at home have opened a new opportunity for bicycles in our otherwise car-dominated culture. In our recent analysis, my colleagues and I looked at the bikes people ride for transport, and we found more than half of them aren’t well equipped for this purpose.