Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.

Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Soaring house prices may be locking people into marriages, new research shows

By Stephen Whelan, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
Luke Hartigan, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney

House prices continued to rise across Australia in June, recent data shows. Nationally, prices have risen about 38% in the past five years.

Higher housing prices are simply one contributor, albeit a very important one, to the cost of living crisis that Australian households face.

Read complete article

~	Women played key roles in Syria’s revolution. Now they’ve been pushed to the margins

~	Washington’s war demands – Australia right to refuse being dragged into a potential conflict with China over Taiwan

~	‘A winter always coming’: Kevin Brophy’s affecting poems mine loss, luck and acceptance

~	How much salt is OK in drinking water? Without limits, Australia’s health gap widens in remote and regional areas

~	Music is at the forefront of AI disruption, but NZ artists still have few protections

~	When disasters fall out of the public eye, survivors continue to suffer – a rehabilitation professional explains how sustained mental health support is critical to recovery

~	Can’t work out without music? Neither could the ancient Greeks and Romans

~	Cycling can be 4 times more efficient than walking. A biomechanics expert explains why

~	What’s happened to Australia’s green hydrogen dream? Here are 5 reasons the industry has floundered

~	Even a day off alcohol makes a difference – our timeline maps the health benefits when you stop drinking