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Possible byelection looms in marginal seat of Eden-Monaro

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

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese could be set for a face-off at a by-election in the marginal NSW seat of Eden-Monaro.

Labor MP Mike Kelly is expected to announce this week whether he will quit parliament. He has suffered continuing serious health problems.

Kelly, formerly a lawyer in the military who served in Iraq and on other overseas...

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the government delivers on data security, but other issues remain

  • Written by: Mahmoud Elkhodr, Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia

About 1.13 million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app by 6am today, just 12 hours after its release last night, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of the population will make use of the app, designed to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease.

Previously dubbed...

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a new word in the tiny (but growing) vocabulary for our emotional connection to the environment

  • Written by: Glenn Albrecht, Honorary Associate, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
a new word in the tiny (but growing) vocabulary for our emotional connection to the environmentGlenn Albrecht, Author provided

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains references to deceased people.

I am a child of the Anthropocene, born in 1953. I have lived in a period of history also known as the “Great Acceleration” as huge negative change unfolded.

While contemplating these changes, I...

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How to help young children regulate their emotions and behaviours during the pandemic

  • Written by: Steven Howard, Associate Professor, Child Development, University of Wollongong
How to help young children regulate their emotions and behaviours during the pandemicShutterstock

With governments around the world asking their citizens to avoid places, activities and gatherings to save lives, this just might be the largest ever international effort to self-regulate our actions against competing desires and impulses.

To achieve this, we must overcome our desire to enjoy the sun and sand, go shopping or to the...

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