Business, society and community
Voice-controlled beds to be made available for market, thanks to innovative partnership
Curtin University students and academics will help to commercialise a powerful new voice controller built by Technology for Ageing &…
Moving beyond mining
Economics research delivers an innovative road map to diversifying Western Australia’s regional industries. Mining has been Western Australia’s jewel in…
Think before you post: the impact of sharing photos of your child online
The practice of parents sharing content of their kids online is so commonplace, it’s spawned its own term, ‘sharenting’. But…
Raising the voice of unheard consumers
A Curtin research group dedicated to empowering neglected consumers is helping service providers drive continuous improvement in their organisations. Like…
Calls to return stolen artefacts home
Hundreds of thousands of stolen artefacts are on display in esteemed Western institutions: from the British Museum in London to…
Re-thinking our global response to humanitarian crises
Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Myanmar. These countries are home to some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Millions have suffered as…
Cryptocurrency: financial revolution or flash in the pan?
Touted as the future by some and a fleeting trend by others, what’s behind the rollercoaster-like value and popularity of…
Next steps for digital agriculture in Australia
Technology has improved our lives in numerous ways, but how often do we give up on new systems when they…
Not home safe and sound: Housing policy has forgotten our older generations
Housing issues in Australia are not all about market fluctuations and interest rates. While politicians and the media remain preoccupied…
Tourists flock to Margaret River in a record-breaking season
The COVID-19 pandemic decimated tourism operators around the world in 2020. But in Western Australia’s Margaret River region, operators have…