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what are your employer's responsibilities, and what are yours?

  • Written by: Robin Price, Lecturer in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, CQUniversity Australia
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So you’ve been asked to work from home.

Doing so usually requires changing aspects of your relationship with your employer. What it doesn’t change is that your relationship is based on mutual obligations. These remain exactly the same even though you work at home.

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Homelessness and overcrowding expose us all to coronavirus. Here's what we can do to stop the spread

  • Written by: Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Staying home and social distancing are now essential to control the spread of COVID-19. Suitable accommodation for quarantine and isolation are critical, but Australia’s broken housing system leaves us all exposed.

By now, almost every Australian will have thought about the coronavirus pandemic in terms of their own housing....

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What steps hospitals can take if coronavirus leads to a shortage of beds

  • Written by: Gerard Fitzgerald, Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology

The number of COVID-19 cases in Australian continues to grow with new cases confirmed each day.

Of those who get ill, about 20% will have moderate or severe illness that requires hospitalisation.

Based on experience in China, of those admitted, about 26% will require a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) and 17% mechanical ventilation.

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The US is fast-tracking a coronavirus vaccine, but bypassing safety standards may not be worth the cost

  • Written by: Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Last week American biotech company Moderna commenced the first clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19.

Similar studies are reportedly being planned in the US, China, Israel, Australia and elsewhere, with at least 20 potential vaccines under development.

The usual time scale for the development of a new vaccine is five to ten years....

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  2. To get out of this well we are going to have to think like central planners
  3. a leading health expert on New Zealand's coronavirus shutdown, and the challenging weeks ahead
  4. Acting selfishly has consequences right now – why ethical decision making is imperative in the coronavirus crisis
  5. What happens in Vegas … why consent matters in 'Sin City' and other sex tourism cities
  6. Are you there God? Whether we pray harder or endure wrath depends on the religious doctrine of Providence
  7. We're running out of time to use Endgame C to drive coronavirus infections down to zero
  8. Snowy 2.0 is a wolf in sheep's clothing – it will push carbon emissions up, not down
  9. Urban owls are losing their homes. So we're 3D printing them new ones
  10. A contest of credible views should be seen as useful in a national crisis
  11. how Australia's new coronavirus rules will affect you
  12. Nice to meet you, now back off! How to socially distance without seeming rude
  13. Coronavirus distancing measures are confusing. Here are 3 things to ask yourself before you see someone
  14. Caring for 300,000 temporary migrants in New Zealand is a crucial missing link in our coronavirus response
  15. it's about flexibility and boundaries
  16. Self-isolating for coronavirus is impossible for tens of thousands of New Zealanders – unless we help them fast
  17. more than ever, we need them to work
  18. Why housing evictions must be suspended to defend us against coronavirus
  19. what the latest stimulus measures mean for Australian artists and arts organisations
  20. how to access the medicines you and your family need
  21. holding on to faith in the time of coronavirus
  22. Why dogs don’t care for being groomed (and for the love of dog don’t snip their whiskers)
  23. Entertainment venues closed in draconian measures to fight the virus
  24. Who's most affected on public transport in the time of coronavirus?
  25. how the government plans to get coronavirus support into our hands quickly
  26. vacancy rates down since early February
  27. How Australia's response to the Spanish flu of 1919 sounds warnings on dealing with coronavirus
  28. States are shutting their borders to stop coronavirus. Is that actually allowed?
  29. NSW and Victoria announce 'shutdowns', as federal government widens and ramps up income support
  30. Coronavirus modelling shows the government is getting the balance right
  31. Government's new $66 billion package will take coronavirus economic life support to $189 billion
  32. Budget delayed until October, and new restrictions on indoor gatherings in latest coronavirus decisions
  33. stop almost everything, restart when coronavirus is gone
  34. My child is staying home from school because of coronavirus. Is that illegal?
  35. when you can't shop often for fresh vegetables, what are the best alternatives?
  36. how long does it take to get sick? How infectious is it? Will you always have a fever? COVID-19 basics explained
  37. Trying to homeschool because of coronavirus? Here are 5 tips to help your child learn
  38. how inflation-focused central banks can squeeze more from interest rates
  39. How we'll avoid Australia's hospitals being crippled by coronavirus
  40. Thucydides and the plague of Athens
  41. Psychology can explain why coronavirus drives us to panic buy. It also provides tips on how to stop
  42. how older people can cope with loneliness during the coronavirus crisis
  43. Once the pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry
  44. Getting creative with less. Recipe lessons from the Australian Women's Weekly during wartime
  45. the uncanny melancholy of empty photographs in the time of coronavirus
  46. In the wake of bushfires and coronavirus, it's time we talked about human security
  47. The other Indigenous coronavirus crisis: disappearing income from art
  48. After another hot summer, here are 6 ways to cool our cities in future
  49. How fungi's knack for networking boosts ecological recovery after bushfires
  50. We are now a nation in self-isolation

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