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The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it's too soon

  • Written by: Keith Rathbone, Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it's too soonDave Hunt/AAP

Last week, the NRL announced league play would resume in late May, following the introduction of strict biosecurity rules.

But even with new restrictions in place, the league should not resume until it can guarantee the safety of their players and employees.

The league also needs to ask serious questions about the social role of New...

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Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home

  • Written by: Sky Croeser, Lecturer, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University
Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at homeTASS/Sipa USA

After the horrors of the last bushfire season, climate action in Australia seemed to have new momentum. But then coronavirus struck. All of a sudden, the public was preoccupied by a different catastrophe.

But one positive has emerged from the devastation wrought by coronavirus: our ability to radically shift social and economic systems...

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Do I need to floss my teeth?

  • Written by: Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Do I need to floss my teeth?Shutterstock

As a dentist, my patients often ask whether they still need to floss even though they brush their teeth. The answer is – that depends.

A review of the research on this topic found flossing, combined with regular brushing, reduced the chance of bleeding gums. But the review could not provide evidence flossing prevented holes (tooth...

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If more of us work from home after coronavirus we'll need to rethink city planning

  • Written by: John L Hopkins, Innovation Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
If more of us work from home after coronavirus we'll need to rethink city planningHalfpoint/Shutterstock

We have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people working from home as directed by governments and employers around the world to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

If, as some expect, people are likely to work from home more often after the pandemic, what will this mean for infrastructure planning? Will cities still...

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  5. Sydney Chamber Opera livestreams premiere
  6. Labor gains in Newspoll despite Morrison's continued approval surge; Trump's ratings slide
  7. how WWI and WWII spurred scientific innovation in Australia
  8. How Shinzo Abe has fumbled Japan's coronavirus response
  9. how outer urban areas can manage the emergency while reducing future risks
  10. Great time to try: baking sourdough bread
  11. How might coronavirus change Australia's 'Pacific Step-up'?
  12. Snowy 2.0 threatens to pollute our rivers and wipe out native fish
  13. Permanently raising the Child Care Subsidy is an economic opportunity too good to miss
  14. Reconnecting after coronavirus – 4 key ways cities can counter anxiety and loneliness
  15. Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy predicts more than 50% take-up of COVID tracing app
  16. 5 reasons it's safe for kids to go back to school
  17. oral accounts illuminate past encounters and objects, but we need to get our story straight
  18. Virgin Australia was never going to last
  19. Mums with an intellectual disability already risk family violence and losing their kids. Coronavirus could make things worse
  20. ANU will invigilate exams using remote software, and many students are unhappy
  21. Urban Aboriginal people face unique challenges in the fight against coronavirus
  22. how to keep kids safe while they're learning online
  23. Refugees need protection from coronavirus too, and must be released
  24. Michelle Grattan on the government's contact tracing app, the World Health Organization and 'the road back'
  25. Five years on from the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, heritage-led recovery is uniting community
  26. The need to house everyone has never been clearer. Here's a 2-step strategy to get it done
  27. Buried under colonial concrete, Botany Bay has even been robbed of its botany
  28. Parents, you don't always need to entertain your kids – boredom is good for them
  29. Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you're happy to have your sewage scrutinised
  30. How the coronavirus pandemic is (finally) resulting in leadership for the greater good
  31. Mavis Ngallametta review - a bittersweet collection of a songwoman's stories of home
  32. In 1919, Anzac Day was commemorated despite the Spanish flu pandemic. In 2020, we will remember them again
  33. Modelling tells us the coronavirus app will need a big take-up, economics tells us how to get it
  34. staying at home for months is unlikely to lead to an eye-watering electricity bill
  35. Why the focus of stimulus plans has to be construction that puts social housing first
  36. If we can put a man on the Moon, we can save the Great Barrier Reef
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  38. Japanese Australian veterans and the legacy of anti-Asian racism
  39. Caring for community to beat coronavirus echoes Indigenous ideas of a good life
  40. If Scott Morrison is true to his word, October's budget could be a doozy
  41. Why coronavirus emerges in clusters, and how New Zealand plans to eliminate outbreaks after lockdown
  42. it's a humanitarian and economic crisis in the making
  43. How to manage your blood pressure in isolation
  44. What elective surgery will be allowed now the coronavirus situation has improved? It's up to your surgeon or hospital
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  46. What is Dalgona coffee? The whipped coffee trend taking over the internet during isolation
  47. in a time of crisis the Bureau of Statistics is serving us well
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