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what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic

  • Written by: Heide Lukosch, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury
what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemicBlizzard Entertainment

Most of us don’t take games too seriously. They are a way to unwind, or these days to maybe escape from the world of COVID-19 for a little while.

But games are also simulations in which real people play, make decisions and interact. This makes games powerful tools for learning and understanding complex situations, such...

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Museums are losing millions every week but they are already working hard to preserve coronavirus artefacts

  • Written by: Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Lecturer, Archaeology, Flinders University
Museums are losing millions every week but they are already working hard to preserve coronavirus artefactsThe Smithsonian Institute closed all of its museums due to the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Shutterstock

The COVID-19 pandemic has no borders and has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of citizens from countries across the globe. But this outbreak is not just having an effect on the societies of today, it is also impacting our...

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testing our unlawful migrant workers

  • Written by: Marie Segrave, Associate Professor, Criminology, Monash University
testing our unlawful migrant workerswww.shutterstock.com

As Australia starts to emerge from its coronavirus lockdown, authorities are on high alert for any fresh breakouts of the disease.

One of the risks we need to keep an eye on is hard to see: the tens of thousands of unlawful migrants who work here every day without a valid visa.

My research shows Australia’s unlawful...

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Cities will endure, but urban design must adapt to coronavirus risks and fears

  • Written by: Silvia Tavares, Lecturer and Researcher, Urban Design and Town Planning, University of the Sunshine Coast
Cities will endure, but urban design must adapt to coronavirus risks and fearsPublic spaces must now meet our need to be 'together but apart'.Silvia Tavares, Author provided

The long-term impacts of coronavirus on our cities are difficult to predict, but one thing is certain: cities won’t die. Diseases have been hugely influential in shaping our cities, history shows. Cities represent continuity regardless of crises...

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  1. Bank dividends are bare. Here's why some shareholders hate it more than they should
  2. 1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering
  3. COVID crisis has produced many negatives but some positives too, including confidence in governments: ANU study
  4. Albanese would have no excuse for an Eden-Monaro loss after Coalition high flyers implode
  5. Nev Power on the role of business in a post-coronavirus world
  6. Does nicotine protect us against coronavirus?
  7. Carriageworks is my home away from home
  8. IVF is changing now clinics have reopened. Here's what to expect during the coronavirus pandemic
  9. Coronavirus hasn't killed globalisation – it proves why we need it
  10. Playing with the 'new normal' of life under coronavirus
  11. Why self-determination is vital for Indigenous communities to beat coronavirus
  12. Coronavirus has boosted telehealth care in mental health, so let's keep it up
  13. The COVIDSafe bill doesn't go far enough to protect our privacy. Here's what needs to change
  14. 5 reasons why Zoom meetings are so exhausting
  15. Beyond travel, a trans-Tasman bubble is an opportunity for Australia and NZ to reduce dependence on China
  16. modern globalisation has its roots in ancient trade networks
  17. an ancient lake in the Murray-Darling has yielded its secrets
  18. how the climate impact of beef compares with plant-based alternatives
  19. Isaac Newton invented calculus in self-isolation during the Great Plague. He didn't have kids to look after
  20. The PM wants to fast-track mega-projects for pandemic recovery. Here's why that’s a bad idea
  21. Coronavirus 'news fatigue' starts to bite for Australians in lockdown
  22. Universities have gone from being a place of privilege to a competitive market. What will they be after coronavirus?
  23. Juggling the curves as we ease the COVID restrictions
  24. Eden-Monaro opens wounds in Nationals, with Barilaro attack on McCormack
  25. Aged care visitor guidelines balance residents' rights and coronavirus risk – but may be hard to implement
  26. Why a trans-Tasman travel bubble makes a lot of sense for Australia and New Zealand
  27. why shifting to judge-alone trials is a flawed approach to criminal justice
  28. Dorothea Tanning - an unusual surrealist with an unique female gaze
  29. Pacific governments accused of using coronavirus crisis as cover for media crackdown
  30. Millions of products have been 3D printed for the coronavirus pandemic – but they bring risks
  31. We can't let coronavirus kill our cities. Here's how we can save urban life
  32. Is slowing Australia's population growth really the best way out of this crisis?
  33. Yes, it is time to rethink our immigration intake – to put more focus on families
  34. Mary Shelley’s The Last Man is a prophecy of life in a global pandemic
  35. New findings show Australian sheep face dangerous heat stress on export ships
  36. The darknet – a wild west for fake coronavirus 'cures'? The reality is more complicated (and regulated)
  37. Why do women gain weight during menopause?
  38. does spraying the streets work against coronavirus?
  39. Josh Frydenberg warns against Australia turning protectionist after COVID
  40. Can you get the COVID-19 coronavirus twice?
  41. 5 tips to help parents navigate the unique needs of children with autism learning from home
  42. how coronavirus is reshaping how we see ourselves and the world around us
  43. every photograph tells a virtual story
  44. Coronavirus redundancies are understandable, but there are alternatives
  45. Reclaiming the streets? We all can have a say in the 'new normal' after coronavirus
  46. The coronavirus survival challenge for NZ tourism: affordability and sustainability
  47. Aren't we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people
  48. Schools have been ideological battlegrounds in the past. In the coronavirus crisis, they are again
  49. Post-coronavirus, we'll need a working tax system, not more taxes and not higher rates
  50. knitting your first woolly scarf

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