Victoria is undeniably in a second wave of COVID-19. It's time to plan for another statewide lockdown
Victoria recorded its largest daily increase of 127 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, 16 more than the previous peak of 111 cases on March 28.As I recently wrote, there’s no form...
Marriage and money help but don't lead to long-lasting happiness
ShutterstockWe live in a culture that values “experiences”. These are often promoted in the media, and by those selling them, as vital to enhancing our well-being. We a...
Here's how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work – and how residents might be affected
Wikimedia CommonsVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the border between his state and NSW will close after 11:59pm on Tuesday to prevent the coronavirus outbreak in Melb...
Why Weiner Mobile Estates?
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If you are looking for new or used homes, you will want to check out Weiner Mobile Estates. You can find all kinds of different options including homes that are already set up to brand new and even used homes. In this article, we will be going over why you should choose Weiner Mobile. Reasons To Choose Weiner Mobile Estates 1. New and Used ...
Auteur vs computer: the frightening complexity of visual effects
Marvel StudiosWhen Star Wars was awarded the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1978 it marked the first time the visual component of effects was differentiated from sound. Yet, even in this moment when visual effects (VFX) was first recognised by the Academy, it was already being pointed to as the destroyer of the auteur renaissance: an...
Extreme heat and rain: thousands of weather stations show there's now more of both, for longer
ChameleonsEye/ShutterstockA major global update based on data from more than 36,000 weather stations around the world confirms that, as the planet continues to warm, extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall are now more frequent, more intense, and longer.The research is based on a dataset known as HadEX and analyses 29 indices...
Waste not, want not: Morrison government's $1b recycling plan must include avoiding waste in the first place
Mick Tsikas/AAPThe federal government today announced A$190 million in funding for new recycling infrastructure, as it seeks to divert more than ten million tonnes of waste from landfill and create 10,000 jobs.The plan, dubbed the Recycling Modernisation Fund, requires matching funding from the states and territories. The federal government hopes...
It's one thing to build war fighting capability, it's another to build industrial capability
ShutterstockAmid fanfare last week at the start of the new financial year the government promised to invest A$270 billion over a decade to upgrade the defence force.It said a side benefit would be a stronger local defence industry and “more high-tech Australian jobs”.The prime minister’s statement hastened to add that it was...
Victoria is undeniably in a second wave of COVID-19. It's time to plan for another statewide lockdown
Victoria recorded its largest daily increase of 127 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, 16 more than the p...
Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia06-07-2020
Marriage and money help but don't lead to long-lasting happiness
ShutterstockWe live in a culture that values “experiences”. These are often promoted in ...
Nathan Kettlewell, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Economics Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney06-07-2020
Here's how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work – and how residents might be affected
Wikimedia CommonsVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the border between his state and NSW...
Andrew Burridge, Lecturer in Human Geography, Macquarie University06-07-2020
Can I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you'll need a very good reason
The NSW-Victorian border will be closed as of midnight Tuesday this week, the NSW and Victorian prem...
Jon Iredell, Professor, Medicine and Microbiology (conjoint), University of Sydney06-07-2020
Why Weiner Mobile Estates?
If you are looking for new or used homes, you will want to check out Weiner Mobile Estates. Yo...
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Auteur vs computer: the frightening complexity of visual effects
Marvel StudiosWhen Star Wars was awarded the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1978 it marked...
Sonya Teich, Lecturer in Design, Visual Effects Projects, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington06-07-2020
Extreme heat and rain: thousands of weather stations show there's now more of both, for longer
ChameleonsEye/ShutterstockA major global update based on data from more than 36,000 weather stations...
Jim Salinger, Honorary Associate, Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, University of Tasmania06-07-2020
Waste not, want not: Morrison government's $1b recycling plan must include avoiding waste in the first place
Mick Tsikas/AAPThe federal government today announced A$190 million in funding for new recycling inf...
Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University06-07-2020
It's one thing to build war fighting capability, it's another to build industrial capability
ShutterstockAmid fanfare last week at the start of the new financial year the government promised to...
Graeme Dunk, PhD Candidate, Australian National University06-07-2020
Melbourne tower lockdowns unfairly target already vulnerable public housing residents
James Ross/AAPThis week, the Victorian government unilaterally placed the residents of nine public h...
David Kelly, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University06-07-2020
Explainer: will life mean life when the Christchurch mosque killer is sentenced?
www.shutterstock.comOn the very day New Zealand entered COVID-19 lockdown (March 26), the man arrested for the Christchurch mosque terror attacks admi…
$2.5 billion lost over a decade: Nigerian princes lose their sheen, but scams are on the rise
ShutterstockLast year, Australians reported more than A$634 million lost to fraud, a significant jump from $489.7 million the year before.The Australi…
Deep cultural shifts required: open letter from 500 legal women calls for reform of way judges are appointed and disciplined
In an open letter to Attorney-General Christian Porter, about 500 women working in the law from across Australia have sought changes to the way judges…
Big Tobacco's decisive defeat on plain packaging laws won't stop its war against public health
ShutterstockAfter a decade of legal challenges by the tobacco lobby, Australia’s pioneering push to eliminate all tobacco advertising finally ha…
Students in China heed their government's warnings against studying in Australia – less than half plan to come back
ShutterstockOnly 40% of students in China who previously intended to study overseas still plan to, while just under 50% of those who had studied overs…
We live in an age of 'fake news'. But Australian children are not learning enough about media literacy
www.shutterstock.comToday we release the findings from our new research into how young Australians consume and think about news media.Following a summ…
Global report gives Australia an A for coronavirus response but a D on climate
The global Sustainable Development Report 2020, released this week in New York, ranks Australia third among OECD countries for the effectiveness of it…
Memo to Australia's states: try renovating your tax system before asking for a new one
ShutterstockA major report commissioned by the NSW government has proposed lifting and expanding the goods and services tax and replacing stamp duty w…
The market is not our master — only state-led business cooperation will drive real economic recovery
www.shutterstock.comLike the coronavirus itself, joblessness can act as a pestilence on a society. People who would have otherwise gone to their local…
Why outer space matters in a post-pandemic world
Department of DefenceWith all of the immense challenges we face on Earth this year, space can feel like an afterthought. Before the COVID-19 pandemic…
Shillings, gods and runes: clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe
Dido building Carthage, or The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire. Joseph Mallord William Turner, c 1815.The National Gallery, CC BY-NC-SARemember when A…
View from The Hill: Eden-Monaro's status quo result pales next to Victoria's COVID crisis
Developments in Melbourne on Saturday are more important, and certainly of more interest to the public, than what has happened in Eden-Monaro.Accordin…
Nine Melbourne tower blocks put into 'hard lockdown' – what does it mean, and will it work?
The Victorian government’s decision to “close and contain” nine public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne represents a…
Labor likely to win Eden-Monaro; Andrews's ratings fall in Victoria
Labor's Kristy McBain Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese.AAP/Lukas CochAt Saturday’s Eden-Monaro byelection, Labor’s Kristy McBain current…
The world endured 2 extra heatwave days per decade since 1950 – but the worst is yet to come
ShutterstockThe term “heatwave” is no stranger to Australians. Defined as when conditions are excessively hot for at least three days in a…
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Melbourne cluster outbreaks, Australia's defence spending, and the Eden-Monaro byelection
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics inclu…
The US has bought most of the world's remdesivir. Here's what it means for the rest of us
Dimitri Karastelev/Unsplash, CC BYTo beat the coronavirus pandemic, countries need to collaborate. We need the best possible science to develop vaccin…
Why some people don't want to take a COVID-19 test
Last week, outgoing chief medical officer Brendan Murphy announced all returned travellers would be tested for COVID-19 before and after quarantine.So…
Giant sea scorpions were the underwater titans of prehistoric Australia
Dimitris Siskopoulos/Wiki commonc, CC BY-SALet’s turn back the hands of time. Before extinction knocked dinosaurs off their pillar, before the …
Hong Kong activists now face a choice: stay silent, or flee the city. The world must give them a path…
Sipa USA Willie Siau / SOPA Images/Sipa UIn recent days, the prime ministers of the UK and Australia each declared they are working toward providing s…
Victoria's coronavirus contact tracers are already under the pump. What happens next?
ShutterstockThe emergence of significant community transmission of COVID-19 in Melbourne over the past week is greatly concerning to the whole of Aust…
China's push into PNG has been surprisingly slow and ineffective. Why has Beijing found the going so tough?
Peter Parks/Pool/EPAChinese activity in Papua New Guinea was not the only factor behind Australia’s Pacific “Step-Up”. As a former h…
Why Bernard Collaery's case is one of the gravest threats to freedom of expression
Lukas Coch/AAPAfter a lengthy delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the legal case that constitutes the most significant threat to freedom of express…
The Top 4 Benefits Of Using An Industrial Roofing Contractor
As a business owner, you’re always trying to save money here and there, that can be spent elsewhere in the business, and a lot of the jobs that …
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7 Things that Make an Excellent Japanese Online Casino
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With so many online casinos readily available now, players have a vast choice of online gambling sites to join and play at. It is crucial to find the right online casino – perhaps more important than you think. Online casino gaming can be a fun and rewarding experience as long as you play only in reputable online casinos. So, how do you know...
Buy from the best 4x4 wheel shop Australia
Are you looking to buy 4x4 wheels online Australia? You should buy from the best 4x4 wheel shop Australia. 4x4 wheels are better than 4x2 wheels that have been popularly used since the past. In the current scenario, we see 4x4 wheels are growing in popularity for its benefits. Vehicles that have 4x4 wheels perform better than 4x2 wheel ones. The 4x4 wheels also help the vehicle to move on diff…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Free Chat Roulettes
Since the beginning of the 2000s, the chat roulette format has experienced several stages during which its popularity grew incredibly fast. The number of such websites and platforms is huge. Millions of people all over the world use video chats every day to meet and chat. Some people simply spend time while others are looking for new friends or even a soulmate. Classic chat roulettes were ini…
How Casinos Improve the Economy
When most people think about online casinos, they think fun and games, but any state official knows about several economic benefits. It is all about gains for the economy through increased tax revenues and even income for youngsters that are now earning a living through turning to gambling. With stringent measures on age cap and licensing, most governments have made gambling legal to turn a …
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