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Literary magazines are often the first place new authors are published. We can't lose them

  • Written by: Alexandra Dane, Lecturer, University of Melbourne
Literary magazines are often the first place new authors are published. We can't lose themBlair Fraser/Unsplash

Australia’s literary journals are produced in a fragile ecosystem propped up by a patchwork of volunteer labour, generous patrons and, with any luck, a small slice of government funding.

The Sydney Review of Books, the Australian Book Review and Overland were among a group of publications who sought four-year funding...

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What is public interest journalism? Providing reliable information to those who need it most

  • Written by: Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation
What is public interest journalism? Providing reliable information to those who need it mostPenny Stephens

Before the arrival of the internet, most journalism was produced in pretty well-off advertising businesses. The proximity of money and public interest journalism was often a source of tension, but rarely rupture. Every now and then you’d read something about the public’s right to know and sardonic journos would moan that...

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In some places 40% of us may have downloaded COVIDSafe. Here's why the government should share what it knows

  • Written by: Robert Slonim, Professor of Economics, University of Sydney

It’s 18 days since the government launched its digital contact-tracing app COVIDSafe. The latest figure we have for downloads is 5.4 million, on May 8, about 29% of smartphone users aged 14 and over.

My own mini-survey suggests that in Sydney and Melbourne the takeup could already be 40% – a figure the government has mentioned as a...

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As restrictions ease, here are 5 crucial ways for Australia to stay safely on top of COVID-19

  • Written by: C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW

As Australia’s coronavirus restrictions are gradually lifted, we may well see an upswing in cases of COVID-19. The World Health Organisation has warned of the need for “extreme vigilance” in countries that are now emerging from lockdown.

A vaccine remains the best possible tool to guard against the virus. But with a vaccine still...

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  1. As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
  2. what caused major climate change in the past?
  3. I measure whales with drones to find out if they're fat enough to breed
  4. the Alan Jones radio era comes to an end
  5. Paul Kelly on the risk of a COVID-19 second-wave
  6. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested for COVID-19
  7. Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson mixes real stories with romance
  8. Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong
  9. expert review rejects NSW plan to let seawater flow into the Murray River
  10. So coronavirus will change cities – will that include slums?
  11. moving New Zealand from critical care to long-term recovery
  12. Contact tracing apps are vital tools in the fight against coronavirus. But who decides how they work?
  13. how much free speech should our public servants have?
  14. coronavirus will hit Australia's research capacity harder than the GFC
  15. Getting an abortion just got harder, thanks to the coronavirus. Here's what we can do better
  16. Which Florence Nightingale will we remember today? The 'Lady with the Lamp' or the influential writer and activist?
  17. Coronavirus lays bare 5 big housing system flaws to be fixed
  18. Australia listened to the science on coronavirus. Imagine if we did the same for coal mining
  19. The ghosts of budgets past haunt New Zealand's shot at economic recovery
  20. US-China relations were already heated. Then coronavirus threw fuel on the flames
  21. The healing power of data: Florence Nightingale's true legacy
  22. Not all twins are identical and that's been an evolutionary puzzle, until now
  23. First stage of 'road back' will boost monthly GDP by $3.1 billion and jobs by 252,500: Frydenberg
  24. how the Cold War shaped Little Richard
  25. China might well refuse to take our barley, and there would be little we could do
  26. This rainforest was once a grassland savanna maintained by Aboriginal people – until colonisation
  27. Our cities owe much of their surviving heritage to Jack Mundey
  28. As sport resumes after lockdown, it's time to level the playing field for women and girls
  29. It's hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It'll be soon, but not yet
  30. Should we re-open pubs next week? The benefits seem to exceed the costs
  31. Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it works
  32. how 'death ships' spread disease through the ages
  33. how coronavirus is changing our language
  34. 40% of Australian principals are victims of physical violence
  35. Retire the retirement village – the wall and what’s behind it is so 2020
  36. Coronavirus shows housing costs leave many insecure. Tackling that can help solve an even bigger crisis
  37. Australians want industry, and they'd like it green. Steel is the place to start
  38. Let's "SnapBack" to better society with more secure jobs: Anthony Albanese
  39. From coronavirus tests to open-source insulin and beyond, 'biohackers' are showing the power of DIY science
  40. Little Richard's saucy style underpins today's hits
  41. The stepped approach out of lockdown is the only way forward, but how much we'll allow the curve to rise is still an unknown
  42. The Reserve Bank thinks the recovery will look V-shaped. There are reasons to doubt it
  43. Australia starts to re-open, but the premiers have the whip hand on timing
  44. Could BCG, a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis, protect against coronavirus?
  45. National parks are for native wildlife, not feral horses: federal court
  46. Was New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference
  47. From hidden women to influencers and individuals – putting mothers in the frame
  48. Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?
  49. We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants
  50. Michelle Grattan on the rapid developments in Eden-Monaro, the national cabinet, and next week's 'normal' parliamentary sitting

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