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it's tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
it's tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in checkShutterstock

Bottle shops remain on the list of essential services allowed to stay open and Australians are stocking up on alcohol.

In these difficult times, it’s not surprising some people are looking to alcohol for a little stress reduction. But there are healthier ways of coping with the challenges we currently face.

Why do we drink more in...

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Coronavirus shines a light on fractured global politics at a time when cohesion and leadership are vital

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Coronavirus shines a light on fractured global politics at a time when cohesion and leadership are vitalAAP/EPA/Filippo Attili/Chigi Palace

Leaders of the world’s largest economies came together at a virtual G20 this week to “do whatever it takes to overcome the coronavirus pandemic”. But the reality is that global capacity to deal with the greatest challenge to international well-being since the second world war is both limited...

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Kids shouldn't have to repeat a year of school because of coronavirus. There are much better options

  • Written by: Julie Sonnemann, Fellow, Grattan Institute
Kids shouldn't have to repeat a year of school because of coronavirus. There are much better optionsShutterstock

Australian schools and teachers are preparing to shift classes online – some independent schools already have. Remote learning is likely to be the norm in the second term and possibly longer.

Even if done well, there are still likely to be learning losses.

Rigorous US studies of online charter schools show students learn less than...

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89 million masks, 30 million gowns, 2.9 million litres of hand sanitiser. A month.

  • Written by: Katherine Gibney, NHMRC early career fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

In three short months, more than half a million cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, have been reported worldwide.

The US now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases worldwide and Italy has reported more than twice as many COVID-19 related deaths as China. Deaths from COVID-19 in Spain have surpassed China in recent days, and it won’t...

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  1. why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus
  2. government tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19
  3. Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights
  4. How can I treat myself if I've got – or think I've got – coronavirus?
  5. how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house
  6. what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?
  7. 'Whatever it takes' should now include a universal basic income
  8. I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseous
  9. We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here's what it means for handling money, food and more
  10. As we turn to creativity in isolation, the coronavirus is a calamity on top of an arts crisis
  11. tiny moments of pleasure really can help us through this stressful time
  12. The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline
  13. when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more
  14. Want to make social distancing even more effective? It's about time (as well as space)
  15. New ways of 'being together apart' can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes
  16. Here's what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change
  17. a readers' guide to the contenders
  18. why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis
  19. Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?
  20. To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms
  21. Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? 
  22. Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal
  23. Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine
  24. Why coronavirus may forever change the way we care within families
  25. Life in prison looms for Australia's Christchurch gunman, now NZ's first convicted terrorist
  26. People with a disability are more likely to die from coronavirus – but we can reduce this risk
  27. Running out of things to do in isolation? Get back in the garden with these ideas from 4 experts
  28. the coronavirus is changing how we care for the dead
  29. what losing live audiences may mean for theatre
  30. how to prevent evictions in an economic crisis
  31. Other countries are shutting schools – why does the Australian government say it's safe to keep them open?
  32. The community-led movement creating hope in the time of coronavirus
  33. Public spaces bind cities together. What happens when coronavirus forces us apart?
  34. We need to consider granting bail to unsentenced prisoners to stop the spread of coronavirus
  35. When one door closes, open a window
  36. How to stay fit and active at home during the coronavirus self-isolation
  37. a new form of marriage in the time of coronavirus?
  38. Private hospitals get grace period before freeze on non-urgent elective surgery
  39. Five principles to follow if your job is to lead your staff through the coronavirus crisis
  40. Can't sleep and feeling anxious about coronavirus? You're not alone
  41. Coronavirus might cause loss of smell, or anosmia. But it probably won't be permanent
  42. Why marine protected areas are often not where they should be
  43. your guide to the Australian payments that will go to the extra million on welfare
  44. how will the emergency release of NSW prisoners due to coronavirus work?
  45. As coronavirus hits holiday lettings, a shift to longer rentals could help many of us
  46. how seeing the molecular machinery of the coronavirus will help scientists design a treatment
  47. Uncertain? Many questions but no clear answers? Welcome to the mind of a scientist
  48. making music in a time of crisis reminds us we belong
  49. In the war against coronavirus, we need the military to play a much bigger role
  50. Universities need to train lecturers in online delivery, or they risk students dropping out

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