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public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes

  • Written by: Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakesShuuterstock

The coronavirus pandemic has affected our cities in profound ways. People adapted by teleworking, shopping locally and making only necessary trips. One of the many challenges of recovery will be to build on the momentum of the shift to more sustainable practices – and transport will be a particular challenge.

public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakesReductions in trips...

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Australian economy must come 'out of ICU': Scott Morrison

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

Scott Morrison says it is vital to get the Australian economy “out of ICU” and “off the medication” of government support “before it becomes too accustomed to it”.

In speech on his government’s plans to reset economic growth over the next three to five years, Morrison says, “We must enable our...

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Eden-Monaro byelection to be on July 4

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

Speaker Tony Smith has announced July 4 for the byelection in the Labor NSW seat of Eden-Monaro, which will be the first electoral test between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese.

For health reasons this will coincide with the start of schools holidays, usually not thought ideal timing for elections or byelections.

Smith said in a Monday statement:...

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Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarier

  • Written by: Amy Dawel, Lecturer, Australian National University
Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarierShutterstock

Many Australians have welcomed the gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions. We can now catch up with friends and family in small numbers, and get out and about a little more than we’ve been able to for a couple of months.

All being well, restrictions will continue to be lifted in the weeks and months to come, allowing us slowly...

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  1. China is taking a risk by getting tough on Hong Kong. Now, the US must decide how to respond
  2. Performers and sole traders find it hard to get JobKeeper in part because they get behind on their paperwork
  3. hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
  4. High-speed rail on Australia's east coast would increase emissions for up to 36 years
  5. Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress
  6. Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's why
  7. The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception
  8. Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities
  9. JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison
  10. Beware the 'cauldron of paranoia' as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war
  11. Treasury revises JobKeeper's cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility
  12. Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up
  13. Target's decline is part of a deeper trend
  14. The WHO's coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime
  15. Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it's too soon
  16. How universities came to rely on international students
  17. 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease
  18. Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy
  19. New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
  20. What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law
  21. 3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan
  22. From spit to scrums. How can sports players minimise their coronavirus risk?
  23. Lockdowns, second waves and burn outs. Spanish flu's clues about how coronavirus might play out in Australia
  24. 'wolf warriors' ready to fight back
  25. Low staff levels must be part of any reviews into the coronavirus outbreaks in NZ rest homes
  26. Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules
  27. Rich and poor don't recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will be a global challenge
  28. Australia, it's time to talk about our water emergency
  29. the Melbourne bookshop that ignited Australian modernism
  30. Australian quantum technology could become a $4 billion industry and create 16,000 jobs
  31. Border wars split political leaders and embroil health experts
  32. Tonight we riot? What Nintendo's 'revolutionary' video game misses about worker liberation
  33. Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
  34. Childcare is critical for COVID-19 recovery. We can't just snap back to 'normal' funding arrangements
  35. NSW has approved Snowy 2.0. Here are six reasons why that's a bad move
  36. Immunity passports could help end lockdown, but risk class divides and intentional infections
  37. Architecture was built on copies – China wants it built on nationalism
  38. 15 ways to keep your indoor cat happy
  39. Does vitamin D protect against coronavirus?
  40. The Senate inquiry into family violence has closed, missing an important opportunity
  41. Why it is "reasonable and necessary" for the NDIS to support people's sex lives
  42. Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety – keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on
  43. When the Coronavirus Supplement stops, JobSeeker needs to increase by $185 a week
  44. Recessions scar young people their entire lives, even into retirement
  45. Home of the Arts – inside an arts centre keeping body and soul together
  46. How Mumbai's poorest neighbourhood is battling to keep coronavirus at bay
  47. After the bushfires, we helped choose the animals and plants in most need. Here's how we did it
  48. Plane cabins are havens for germs. Here's how they can clean up their act
  49. New Zealand's COVID-19 Tracer app won't help open a 'travel bubble' with Australia anytime soon
  50. Jim Chalmers on JobKeeper's flaws and the Eden-Monaro byelection

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