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Kids at home because of coronavirus? Here are 4 ways to keep them happy (without resorting to Netflix)

  • Written by: Erin Mackenzie, Lecturer in Education, Western Sydney University
Kids at home because of coronavirus? Here are 4 ways to keep them happy (without resorting to Netflix)Shutterstock

Some schools in Australia have moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools in which students and staff have tested positive have temporarily shut over the past three weeks.

It’s important to note the government’s health advice is to keep schools open. But many parents are choosing to keep their kids home for...

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pros and cons to the coronavirus spread on social media

  • Written by: Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
pros and cons to the coronavirus spread on social mediaTim Gouw/Unsplash, CC BY

News and views about coronavirus has spread via social media in a way that no health emergency has done before.

Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok and Instagram have played critical roles in sharing news and information, but also in disseminating rumours and misinformation.

Getting the Message Out

Early on, snippets of...

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Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks away

  • Written by: Flavio Romero Macau, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics, Edith Cowan University
Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks awayA supermarket in south London, March 15 2020.Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Panic buying, shop shelves emptied of toilet paper, hand sanitiser, pasta and other household supplies, supermarkets policing limits on buying products, Amazon and eBay stopping opportunists from selling items at exorbitant prices. When will things get back to normal?

The good...

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Telcos are picking up where the NBN is failing. Here's what it means for you

  • Written by: Mark A Gregory, Associate professor, RMIT University
Telcos are picking up where the NBN is failing. Here's what it means for you

Telecommunication providers are taking positive steps to meet consumers’ demands in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the National Broadband Network (NBN Co) is being urged to reduce its wholesale broadband charges for these providers.

Companies such as Telstra and Optus offer broadband plans over the NBN, purchasing broadband...

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  1. Can coronavirus spread through food? Can anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen make it worse? Coronavirus claims checked by experts
  2. enlist childcare workers as nannies for health workers
  3. Coronavirus puts casual workers at risk of homelessness unless they get more support
  4. Morrison government bans indoor gatherings of 100 people, and tells Australians 'don't go overseas'
  5. Why releasing some prisoners is essential to stop the spread of coronavirus
  6. an opportunity for sustainable tourism
  7. I've spent 14 years on bushfire front lines and seen courage in the face of death
  8. A simpler life begins at home – key tips from people who've done it
  9. Sonia Revid created public health ballet at the height of 'dance fever'
  10. MPs aim for lightning sitting on stimulus, as third parliamentarian contracts virus
  11. We're bringing you the best information we can on Coronavirus
  12. The coronavirus looks less deadly than first reported, but it's definitely not 'just a flu'
  13. Social distancing can make you lonely. Here's how to stay connected when you're in lockdown
  14. the Reserve Bank's plan for when cash rate cuts no longer work
  15. The 'herd immunity' route to fighting coronavirus is unethical and potentially dangerous
  16. Why are older people more at risk of coronavirus?
  17. New Zealand outstrips Australia, UK and US with $12 billion coronavirus package for business and people in isolation
  18. How a time of panic buying could yet bring us together
  19. what closing schools and childcare centres would mean for parents and casual staff
  20. what are the laws mandating self-isolation and how will they be enforced?
  21. Australian arts need a stimulus package. Here is what it should look like
  22. Why haven't the Olympics been cancelled from coronavirus? That's the A$20bn question
  23. Why NZ's tough coronavirus travel rules are crucial to protecting lives at home and across the Pacific
  24. old books hold new insights for the digital generation
  25. Lack of confidence in US leadership adds to coronavirus panic
  26. 5 ways nutrition could help your immune system fight off the coronavirus
  27. How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate change
  28. First pocket-sized artworks from Ice Age Indonesia show humanity's ancient drive to decorate
  29. The real economic victims of coronavirus are those we can't see
  30. What you’re seeing right now is the past, so your brain is predicting the present
  31. The average regional city resident lacks good access to two-thirds of community services, and liveability suffers
  32. Government forced to "scale up" fiscal response to deal with impact of "scaled up" health response
  33. Reserve Bank and government prepare fresh emergency measures as markets tumble
  34. why are we cancelling large gatherings? And what other 'social distancing' options are left?
  35. Can I take the dog for a walk? Can I put the kids to bed? What you should and shouldn't do if you're in coronavirus self-isolation
  36. To limit coronavirus risks on public transport, here's what we can learn from efforts overseas
  37. How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains
  38. Will coronavirus damage Trump in the US general election? And Morrison's ratings improve in Newspoll
  39. an incisive global perspective on deeper crises
  40. This coronavirus share market crash is unlike those that have gone before it
  41. We must fight climate change like it's World War III – here are 4 potent weapons to deploy
  42. How will coronavirus affect property prices?
  43. Scientists find burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires
  44. Morrison, compassion and coronavirus: when crisis refines leadership
  45. Should I test my gut microbes to improve my health?
  46. Snakes make good food. Banning farms won't help the fight against coronavirus
  47. More green, more ‘zzzzz’? Trees may help us sleep
  48. remembering a time when we were outraged
  49. Scott Morrison announces mandatory self-isolation for all overseas arrivals and gives up shaking hands
  50. NZ's decision to close its borders will hurt tourism but it's the right thing to do

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