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We should listen to coronavirus experts, but local wisdom counts too

  • Written by: Matthew Kearnes, Professor, Environment & Society, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW
We should listen to coronavirus experts, but local wisdom counts tooMakeshift hospital beds at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne during the influenza pandemic of 1919.Museum Victoria

Public health messages about COVID-19 have been inconsistent and changed rapidly. Many have called for a unified source of expertise to guide responses to the crisis.

However, with the federal, state and local governments, as...

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how to stop family violence under lockdown

  • Written by: Amanda Gearing, Journalist, author, broadcaster, Queensland University of Technology
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I’m trying to work out what to do before I end up in a body bag but that seems unavoidable right now.

This was one of the first replies this month to my research questionnaire on domestic violence. The participant is a young lawyer in regional Australia who has escaped a coercively controlling relationship, during which she...

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Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo. Your cuppa can help save his species

  • Written by: Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo. Your cuppa can help save his speciesHealesville Sanctuary, Author provided

Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, they were sceptical. Who would believe a kangaroo could climb a tree?

But the recent birth of Chimbu – a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Healesville Sanctuary – gives us the chance to watch one of...

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avoid the 7 deadly sins of thought

  • Written by: Luke Zaphir, Researcher for the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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With the COVID-19 pandemic causing a great deal of anxiety, we might come to think people are irrational, selfish or downright crazy. We see people showing up to public venues en masse or clearing supermarket shelves of toilet paper.

Experts are often ignored. We hear inconsistent information and arguments filled with fallacious...

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  1. The coronavirus response calls into question the future of super
  2. to get a grip on coronavirus, we need to know who's already had it
  3. Federal government gets private hospital resources for COVID-19 fight in exchange for funding support
  4. useful for enforcing social distancing, or for creating a police state?
  5. What is homeschooling? And should I be doing that with my kid during the coronavirus lockdown?
  6. The coronavirus lockdown could test your relationship. Here's how to keep it intact (and even improve it)
  7. Why closing our borders to foreign workers could see fruit and vegetable prices spike
  8. how coronavirus is changing online dating
  9. how will it work, who will miss out and how to get it?
  10. Can mosquitoes spread coronavirus?
  11. If you're worried about bushfires but want to keep your leafy garden, follow these tips
  12. what is the national cabinet and is it democratic?
  13. What actually are 'essential services' and who decides?
  14. Australians are moving home less. Why? And does it matter?
  15. travel writing from the home
  16. how Antarctica recorded a 20.75°C day last month
  17. our war with the environment is leading to pandemics
  18. Scary red or icky green? We can't say what colour coronavirus is and dressing it up might feed fears
  19. The government's coronavirus mobile app is a solid effort, but it could do even more
  20. The challenges and benefits of outdoor recreation during NZ's coronavirus lockdown
  21. Australia's $130 billion JobKeeper payment: what the experts think
  22. The key to the success of the $130 billion wage subsidy is retrospective paid work
  23. Is your mental health deteriorating during the coronavirus pandemic? Here's what to look out for
  24. In the fight against coronavirus, antivirals are as important as a vaccine. Here's where the science is up to
  25. $1500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program
  26. In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than ever
  27. Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech ready
  28. Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?
  29. Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts
  30. Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy
  31. the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take
  32. How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?
  33. New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia's economy
  34. Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees
  35. For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus
  36. A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10
  37. Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus
  38. Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures
  39. Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)
  40. Government says Australia's coronavirus curve may be flattening
  41. All Australians will be able to access telehealth under new $1.1 billion coronavirus program
  42. Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and 'hibernation' assistance for businesses
  43. how sharing your data could help in New Zealand's level 4 lockdown
  44. What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don't need to worry about)
  45. MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'
  46. Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown
  47. Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online
  48. Rushed coronavirus tenancy laws raise as many questions as they answer
  49. it's tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check
  50. Coronavirus shines a light on fractured global politics at a time when cohesion and leadership are vital

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