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With costs approaching $100 billion, the fires are Australia's costliest natural disaster

  • Written by: Paul Read, Climate Criminologist & Senior Instructor/Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University

It’s hard to estimate the eventual economic cost of Australia’s 2019-20 megafires, partly because they are still underway, and partly because it is hard to know the cost to attribute to deaths and the decimation of species and habitats, but it is easy to get an idea of its significance – the cost will be unprecedented.

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In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save lives

  • Written by: Bill Lord, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save livesCardiac arrest can occur with little or no warning in people who were previously healthy, including young people.From shutterstock.com

Each year more than 24,000 Australians experience a sudden cardiac arrest. This means their heart unexpectedly stops beating. A cardiac arrest leads to loss of consciousness and will result in death if not...

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So the government gave sports grants to marginal seats. What happens now?

  • Written by: Maria O'Sullivan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University

When Australians pay their income tax, they assume the money is going to areas of the community that need it, rather than being used by the government to shore up votes for the next election.

This is why the findings of the Australian National Audit Office into the awarding of community sporting grants by cabinet minister Bridget McKenzie are...

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The Olympics have always been a platform for protest. Banning hand gestures and kneeling ignores their history

  • Written by: David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

It is the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was quickly out of the blocks with new guidelines regarding athlete protests.

The IOC is worried the biggest stories of the Games will be political gestures rather than sport performances, and so have introduced specific guidelines to prevent “any political...

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  1. how fraudsters take advantage of those in need
  2. Catherine Hay Thomson, the Australian undercover journalist who went inside asylums and hospitals
  3. 'What subjects do I choose for my last years of school?'
  4. To improve firefighters' mental health, we can't wait for them to reach out – we need to 'reach in'
  5. the end of the checkout signals a dire future for those without the right skills
  6. Yes, native plants can flourish after bushfire. But there’s only so much hardship they can take
  7. Take care when examining the economic impact of fires. GDP doesn't tell the full story
  8. Homosexuality may have evolved for social, not sexual reasons
  9. what's just happened and what's in store for Putin beyond 2024?
  10. How an Aussie invention could soon cut 5% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions
  11. infusing the present moment with layers of the past
  12. Moving the A-League to the winter would improve the play, but will it attract the fans?
  13. why does reading in the back seat make you feel sick?
  14. The Dish in Parkes is scanning the southern Milky Way, searching for alien signals
  15. So, you want to live tiny? Here's what to consider when choosing a house, van or caravan
  16. Might the bushfire crisis be the turning point on climate politics Australian needs?
  17. We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?
  18. a short history of female swimwear
  19. 5 tips to help ease your child back into school mode after the holidays
  20. apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?
  21. Bushfires left millions of animals dead. We should use them, not just bury them
  22. BlackRock is the canary in the coalmine. Its decision to dump coal signals what's next
  23. a hilarious comedy about suffocating expectations
  24. Formula 1 says it's going carbon neutral but fans must demand greater detail on how
  25. Bushfire smoke is bad for your eyes, too. Here's how you can protect them
  26. I'm struggling to breathe with all the bushfire smoke – could I have undiagnosed asthma?
  27. If you can read this headline, you can read a novel. Here's how to ignore your phone and just do it
  28. Tales of wombat 'heroes' have gone viral. Unfortunately, they're not true
  29. Bushfire smoke is everywhere in our cities. Here's exactly what you are inhaling
  30. I've won cases against the government before. Here's why I doubt a climate change class action would succeed
  31. You're not the only one feeling helpless. Eco-anxiety can reach far beyond bushfire communities
  32. Shaming people for flying won't cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution
  33. From election upsets to climate chaos, rolling the dice helps us appreciate the odds
  34. Artists help communities during a crisis, not hinder. Why are we still told they don't matter?
  35. In this new world of bushfire terror, I question whether I want to have kids
  36. Virtual reality could expand therapy options in remote areas
  37. You can leave water out for wildlife without attracting mosquitoes, if you take a few precautions
  38. At a performance of The White Album, I found the community I needed in a time of crisis
  39. Australia's bushfires could drive more than 700 animal species to extinction. Check the numbers for yourself
  40. Some say we've seen bushfires worse than this before. But they're ignoring a few key facts
  41. Archie Roach's pain is the pain of all of us
  42. Australian building codes don't expect houses to be fire-proof
  43. hotter temperatures will mean more deaths from injury
  44. Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent
  45. Babies and toddlers might not know there's a fire but disasters still take their toll
  46. The sweet relief of rain after bushfires threatens disaster for our rivers
  47. Morrison’s approval ratings crash over bushfires in first 2020 Newspoll; Sanders has narrow Iowa lead
  48. Even for an air pollution historian like me, these past weeks have been a shock
  49. Bushfires won't change climate policy overnight. But Morrison can shift the Coalition without losing face
  50. Thinking of menopausal hormone therapy? Here's what you can expect from your GP

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