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Lack of confidence in US leadership adds to coronavirus panic

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Lack of confidence in US leadership adds to coronavirus panicThe Conversation/Google Earth, CC BY-ND

When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to the bone this week, this represented the most decisive action taken so far to forestall recession caused by a global health crisis.

The US central bank’s dramatic intervention is an acknowledgement that a health pandemic risks the most severe downturn in the...

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5 ways nutrition could help your immune system fight off the coronavirus

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
5 ways nutrition could help your immune system fight off the coronavirusShutterstock

The coronavirus presents many uncertainties, and none of us can completely eliminate our risk of getting COVID-19. But one thing we can do is eat as healthily as possible.

If we do catch COVID-19, our immune system is responsible for fighting it. Research shows improving nutrition helps support optimal immune function.

Micronutrients...

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How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate change

  • Written by: Glen Peters, Research Director, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo
How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate changeDavid Sasaki/Flickr

Stock markets around the world had some of their worst performance in decades this past week, well surpassing that of the global financial crisis in 2008. Restrictions in the free movement of people is disrupting economic activity across the world as measures to control the coronavirus roll out.

There is a strong link between...

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First pocket-sized artworks from Ice Age Indonesia show humanity's ancient drive to decorate

  • Written by: Michelle Langley, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University
First pocket-sized artworks from Ice Age Indonesia show humanity's ancient drive to decorateAndrew Thomson, Author provided

Archaeologists have unearthed two miniature stone engravings in Indonesia. These depict an anoa (dwarf buffalo) and a sun, star or eye dating back some 26,000 years – the first of their kind in our region.

While such tiny engravings have been known from similar periods (around 20,000 years ago) in Europe and...

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  1. The real economic victims of coronavirus are those we can't see
  2. What you’re seeing right now is the past, so your brain is predicting the present
  3. The average regional city resident lacks good access to two-thirds of community services, and liveability suffers
  4. Government forced to "scale up" fiscal response to deal with impact of "scaled up" health response
  5. Reserve Bank and government prepare fresh emergency measures as markets tumble
  6. why are we cancelling large gatherings? And what other 'social distancing' options are left?
  7. 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
  8. To limit coronavirus risks on public transport, here's what we can learn from efforts overseas
  9. How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains
  10. Will coronavirus damage Trump in the US general election? And Morrison's ratings improve in Newspoll
  11. an incisive global perspective on deeper crises
  12. This coronavirus share market crash is unlike those that have gone before it
  13. We must fight climate change like it's World War III – here are 4 potent weapons to deploy
  14. How will coronavirus affect property prices?
  15. Scientists find burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires
  16. Morrison, compassion and coronavirus: when crisis refines leadership
  17. Should I test my gut microbes to improve my health?
  18. Snakes make good food. Banning farms won't help the fight against coronavirus
  19. More green, more ‘zzzzz’? Trees may help us sleep
  20. remembering a time when we were outraged
  21. Scott Morrison announces mandatory self-isolation for all overseas arrivals and gives up shaking hands
  22. NZ's decision to close its borders will hurt tourism but it's the right thing to do
  23. your coronavirus and COVID-19 questions answered by experts
  24. your questions answered by virus experts
  25. Coronavirus hits at the heart of Morrison's government, with Peter Dutton infected
  26. 5 ways to manage your news consumption in times of crisis
  27. the federal government is playing a risky game with mixed messages on coronavirus
  28. what they are, how they spread and how they make you sick
  29. what you need to know to prepare and respond
  30. Australia must prepare for the social and psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown
  31. Air-dropping poisoned meat to kill bush predators hasn't worked in the past, and it's unlikely to help now
  32. Michelle Grattan on the coronavirus pandemic and the government's stimulus
  33. 150 Psalms is a monumental choral event
  34. When your house has a (disturbing) history, what should buyers be told about its ‘past’?
  35. Stadiums are emptying out globally. So why have Australian sports been so slow to act?
  36. 502 Bad Gateway
  37. projecting light onto a dark history – how mid-century cinema resurrected Port Arthur’s convict past
  38. Remembering my friend, and why there is no right way to mourn the Christchurch attacks
  39. The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians
  40. For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic 'missing' from our oceans – but now it's been found
  41. Morrison's coronavirus package is a good start, but he'll probably have to spend more
  42. Will many people be too worried to spend the cash splashed their way?
  43. Australian schools are closing because of coronavirus, but should they be?
  44. Want to Skype your GP to avoid exposure to the coronavirus? Here's what you need to know about the new telehealth option
  45. The coronavirus stimulus program is Labor's in disguise, as it should be
  46. Cash handout of $750 for 6.5 million pensioners and others receiving government payments
  47. Here's why tiny ants have invaded your house, and what to do about it
  48. Shirin Neshat and the dream space that contemporary Persian art can unlock
  49. Coronavirus is a huge story, so journalists must apply the highest ethical standards in how they tell it
  50. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing us to ask some very hard questions. But are we ready for the answers?

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