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Heading back to the gym? Here's how you can protect yourself and others from coronavirus infection

  • Written by: Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing, University of Newcastle
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With coronavirus restrictions gradually lifting across the country, we’re now able to resume many of our regular activities.

A lot of us might have been particularly keen to get back to the gym, which is now an option in some Australian states, and not far off in others.

So, how can we protect ourselves and other people from...

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Statistician David Gruen and the race for real-time pandemic data

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

Perhaps at no point in Australia’s history has the demand for real-time figures been stronger than during the coronavirus crisis.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has stepped up its efforts to get data fast, to help inform the government’s COVID-19 decision-making.

David Gruen, the Australian Statistician and ABS head, in this podcast...

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it might be a marketing ploy, but it also shows leadership

  • Written by: Bree Hurst, Senior Lecturer, QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology
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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

This quote, or part of it, has been circulating on social media this week.

It is attributed to South African...

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the black square is a symbol of online activism for non-activists

  • Written by: Jolynna Sinanan, Research Fellow in Digital Media and Ethnography, University of Sydney
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Earlier this week, you might have seen your social media taken over by a stream of posts showing simple images of a black square. These posts, often tagged with #BlackoutTuesday, were gestures of solidarity with protests against the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

There have been more than 28 million of these posts on...

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  1. Lessons from history point to local councils' role in Australia's recovery
  2. a world first effort to return threatened pangolins to the wild
  3. Sixty years on, two TV programs revisit Australia's nuclear history at Maralinga
  4. There's another health crisis looming – what happens when the pokies switch back on?
  5. Henry Parkes had a vision of a new Australian nation. In 1901, it became a reality
  6. Are your kids using headphones more during the pandemic? Here's how to protect their ears
  7. how Australia compares to the rest of the world
  8. 4 ways Australia's coronavirus response was a triumph, and 4 ways it fell short
  9. Why even the best case for jobs isn't good. We'll need more JobKeeper
  10. Economic snap-back? Not so fast
  11. Climate change is the most important mission for universities of the 21st century
  12. Giving it away for free
  13. We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often
  14. Why Melbourne needs its own version of the Greater Sydney Commission
  15. Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homes
  16. what to expect from Scott Morrison's virtual summit with India's Narendra Modi
  17. Love the parasite you're with
  18. How a tightening of wallets pushed Australia into recession
  19. Jacinda Ardern's support for beneficiaries lags well behind Australia's
  20. Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia's deeply ancient Wollemi pine
  21. The fascinating history of clinical trials
  22. Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame
  23. When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution
  24. Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too
  25. Morrison's VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money
  26. it's time to fix our national employment standards
  27. Reports of 'revenge porn' skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it
  28. 40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?
  29. Why does crowd noise matter?
  30. Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble
  31. only urgent intervention can save New Zealand's media
  32. what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees
  33. Matt Canavan says Australia doesn't subsidise the fossil fuel industry, an expert says it does
  34. Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat
  35. Smart cities can help us manage post-COVID life, but they'll need trust as well as tech
  36. could the world stop using fossils fuels today?
  37. this nutrient-stealing marine worm is the oldest known parasite
  38. Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic
  39. 'I can't breathe!' Australia must look in the mirror to see our own deaths in custody
  40. Is your super money safe? Here's how you can dodge cyber fraud
  41. Scott Morrison intervenes over Washington police assault of Australian TV crew
  42. Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it's probably got a lot to do with their mental health
  43. Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media
  44. The next global health pandemic could easily erupt in your backyard
  45. Could corporations control territory in space? Under new US rules, it might be possible
  46. we need to know the history of artefacts, but it is more important to keep them in place
  47. The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality
  48. How Julia Gillard forever changed Australian politics
  49. As coronavirus restrictions ease, here's how you can navigate public transport as safely as possible
  50. Life in lockdown has shown us our houses need to work harder for us

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