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Morrison looks to his messaging on coronavirus and climate

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

Two issues are currently presenting the Morrison government with fast-moving targets.

One is the fallout from the coronavirus, where the picture has been altering on a near-daily basis. The other is very different - the now rapidly changing politics of the very long-running climate debate.

In such circumstances, “messaging” becomes...

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Government triggers emergency plan for COVID-19 pandemic, and considers economic assistance

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

The federal government has activated its emergency response plan to deal with a spread of the coronavirus locally, in anticipation of it becoming a “pandemic”.

It is also considering limited assistance for those hardest hit by the economic fallout.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison told a news conference late Thursday Treasurer Josh...

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Let’s 'declare war on type 2 diabetes' – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar

  • Written by: James Muecke, Clinical senior lecturer in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide
Let’s 'declare war on type 2 diabetes' – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugarShutterstock

Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for periods of fasting when food supplies were scarce.

Like nicotine, alcohol and other drugs, sugar activates the reward system in our brains, resulting in the release of the...

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Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?

  • Written by: Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?Shutterstock

The NSW government has just introduced a bill that will, among other significant reforms, make it easier for a jury to be informed about the prior convictions of a person on trial for a sex offence involving a child.

The governments of Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT, the NT and the Commonwealth are likely to introduce similar legislation.

D...

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