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Scott Morrison announces mandatory self-isolation for all overseas arrivals and gives up shaking hands

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy was still shaking hands on Sunday morning. But when that afternoon Scott Morrison announced the latest coronavirus measures, including compulsory self-isolation for overseas arrivals, the Prime Minister said he and other cabinet members wouldn’t be shaking hands anymore.

Only on Friday Morrison had been...

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NZ's decision to close its borders will hurt tourism but it's the right thing to do

  • Written by: Siouxsie Wiles, Associate Professor in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Auckland
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has done exactly what is needed to limit the spread of COVID-19 in New Zealand and the Pacific. Two new cases were confirmed today, just hours before new border restrictions come into force.

From midnight today, nobody (including residents) will be able to enter New Zealand without first going into 14 days...

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your coronavirus and COVID-19 questions answered by experts

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
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What do you need to know about COVID-19 and coronavirus? We asked our readers for their top questions and sought answers from two of Australia’s leading virus and vaccine experts.

The video below features Professor Michael Wallach and Dr Lisa Sedger – both from the School of Life Sciences at the University of...

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your questions answered by virus experts

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
your questions answered by virus experts

What do you need to know about COVID-19 and coronavirus? We asked our readers for their top questions and sought answers from two of Australia’s leading virus and vaccine experts.

Today’s podcast episode features Professor Michael Wallach and Dr Lisa Sedger – both from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Technology,...

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  5. what you need to know to prepare and respond
  6. Australia must prepare for the social and psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown
  7. Air-dropping poisoned meat to kill bush predators hasn't worked in the past, and it's unlikely to help now
  8. Michelle Grattan on the coronavirus pandemic and the government's stimulus
  9. 150 Psalms is a monumental choral event
  10. When your house has a (disturbing) history, what should buyers be told about its ‘past’?
  11. Stadiums are emptying out globally. So why have Australian sports been so slow to act?
  12. 502 Bad Gateway
  13. projecting light onto a dark history – how mid-century cinema resurrected Port Arthur’s convict past
  14. Remembering my friend, and why there is no right way to mourn the Christchurch attacks
  15. The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians
  16. For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic 'missing' from our oceans – but now it's been found
  17. Morrison's coronavirus package is a good start, but he'll probably have to spend more
  18. Will many people be too worried to spend the cash splashed their way?
  19. Australian schools are closing because of coronavirus, but should they be?
  20. Want to Skype your GP to avoid exposure to the coronavirus? Here's what you need to know about the new telehealth option
  21. The coronavirus stimulus program is Labor's in disguise, as it should be
  22. Cash handout of $750 for 6.5 million pensioners and others receiving government payments
  23. Here's why tiny ants have invaded your house, and what to do about it
  24. Shirin Neshat and the dream space that contemporary Persian art can unlock
  25. Coronavirus is a huge story, so journalists must apply the highest ethical standards in how they tell it
  26. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing us to ask some very hard questions. But are we ready for the answers?
  27. Working at home to avoid coronavirus? This tech lets you (almost) replicate the office
  28. how a heroine on Australia's small screen became a global phenomenon
  29. Taking US oil in a global crisis sounds good on paper, but it won't do much for Australia's energy security
  30. on-demand services bring public transport to the suburbs
  31. Christchurch's legacy of fighting violent extremism online must go further – deep into the dark web
  32. Big stimulus package to splash cash, including $25,000 to small and medium-sized businesses
  33. telehealth may limit coronavirus spread, but there's more we can do to protect health workers
  34. Putin for life? Many Russians may desire leadership change, but don't see a viable alternative
  35. 8 tips on what to tell your kids about coronavirus
  36. Australia's privacy watchdog is taking Facebook to court. It's a good start
  37. get your coronavirus analysis and advice direct from the experts
  38. Most couples are less satisfied when the woman earns more
  39. Women released from prison are at much greater risk of violence
  40. How dung beetles engineer better ecosystems in Australia
  41. writer and 'queer nomad' Stephen House on the gritty lifestyle of an artist
  42. The deep evolutionary links between monogamy and fatherhood are more complicated than we thought
  43. A solution to cut extreme heat by up to 6 degrees is in our own backyards
  44. When it comes to sick leave, we're not much better prepared for coronavirus than the US
  45. how the art market is suffering from COVID-19
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  47. Studying one uni subject in four weeks has benefits – but students risk burnout if it's not done right
  48. Science continues to suggest a link between autism and the gut. Here's why that's important
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