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Post-coronavirus, we'll need a working tax system, not more taxes and not higher rates

  • Written by: Neil Warren, Emeritus Professor of Taxation, UNSW
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr famously observed in 1927 that “taxes are what we pay for civilised society, including the chance to insure”.

Whilst tax as a price for civilised society is well understood, less appreciated is the second part of his observation – that tax provides a chance to insure against a crisis.

As...

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knitting your first woolly scarf

  • Written by: Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney
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Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home.


First, a warning: knitting can be highly addictive.

The enduring popularity of knitting lies in its practicality, portability and the proof that it is very...

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how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals

  • Written by: David Hocking, Postdoctoral fellow, Monash University
how fish use their spines to fend off hungry sealsVincent Antony, Author provided

What price are you willing to pay for food?

For most of us, that’s a question about money. But what if the cost were actual pain, injury and death? For some seals and dolphins, this a real risk when hunting.

We took a close look at a New Zealand (or long-nosed) fur seal that stranded at Cape Conran in...

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COVID-19 increases risk to international students' mental health. Australia urgently needs to step up

  • Written by: Hannah Soong, Senior Lecturer and Socio-cultural researcher, UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia
COVID-19 increases risk to international students' mental health. Australia urgently needs to step upShutterstock

The Victorian and ACT governments in recent days released support packages for international students facing hardship due to COVID-19.

Victoria has committed A$45 million under which international students could be eligible for relief payments of up to $1,100, co-contributed by Victorian universities. The ACT has committed A$450,000 to...

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  2. These 4 diets are trending. We looked at the science (or lack of it) behind each one
  3. Yes Prime Minister... Dan Tehan withdraws his attack on Daniel Andrews' leadership
  4. How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month
  5. Yes, we're too dependent on China, but changing that is easier said than done
  6. Review of COVID restrictions brought forward, as government urges COVIDSafe download
  7. why you're having more vivid dreams during the pandemic
  8. If COVID-19 is a national emergency, can the federal government take control of schools?
  9. No wonder isolation's so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains
  10. the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty
  11. While we wait for a coronavirus vaccine, eating well, exercising and managing stress can boost your immune system
  12. Michelle Grattan on the Eden-Monaro by-election, the success of the coronavirus app, and Australia-China relations
  13. Dying old, dying young – death and ageism in the times of Greek myth and coronavirus
  14. Cook commemorations are mute on intimate encounters and their profound impact on Indigenous women
  15. Why the Reserve Bank should fund super funds during the COVID-19 crisis
  16. have people ever seen a colossal squid?
  17. Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?
  18. What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?
  19. seeing sex in Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  20. The evidence that lockdowns work may not be gold standard, but it's good
  21. Disasters expose gaps in emergency services' social media use
  22. Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications
  23. grief and things of stone, wood and wool
  24. Want an economic tonic, Mr Morrison? Use that stimulus money to turbocharge renewables
  25. Australia's links with China must change, but decoupling is not an option
  26. New roadmap gives Australia two paths out of COVID-19 lockdown: elimination or adaptation
  27. People with coronavirus are at risk of blood clots and strokes. Here's what we know so far
  28. Can the government defy history and return Eden-Monaro to 'bellwether' status?
  29. Is remdesivir a miracle drug to cure coronavirus? Don't get your hopes up yet
  30. it's an intriguing but unproven link
  31. We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisis
  32. No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think
  33. Vale Robert May, the legendary scientist who helped us understand ecosystems, chaos theory and even pandemics
  34. The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacy
  35. Virtual hackathons can help you solve coronavirus problems without leaving your home
  36. COVID lockdowns have human costs as well as benefits. It's time to consider both
  37. Australia has long valued an outer space shared by all. Mining profits could change this
  38. Need help selling the COVIDSafe app? Call a behavioural economist
  39. how nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster
  40. a look inside the dismal living conditions of migrant workers
  41. Say hello to the 'crazy beast' mammal who lived among the dinosaurs
  42. Air quality near busy Australian roads up to 10 times worse than official figures
  43. Playing Pandemic - the hit board game about the very thing we're trying to avoid
  44. how coronavirus will change the way we work together
  45. Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?
  46. That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improved
  47. Katy Gallagher on the Senate's coronavirus watchdog
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  49. why can't people hear in their sleep?
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