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Sydney Chamber Opera livestreams premiere

  • Written by: Melanie Walters, PhD candidate in music, University of Adelaide
Sydney Chamber Opera livestreams premiereBreaking GlassDaniel Boud

There are very few silver linings that have developed from the current catastrophic health crisis, but the wider accessibility of world class performances is one positive outcome to have emerged in recent weeks.

Breaking Glass – a quadruple bill of single-act operas composed by four Australian women – is an...

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Labor gains in Newspoll despite Morrison's continued approval surge; Trump's ratings slide

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Labor gains in Newspoll despite Morrison's continued approval surge; Trump's ratings slideAAP/Mick Tsikas

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 22-25 from a sample of 1,519, had a 50-50 tie between the major parties, a one-point gain for Labor since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 41% Coalition (down one), 36% Labor (up two), 12% Greens (down one) and 4% One Nation (down one). Figures are from The Poll...

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how WWI and WWII spurred scientific innovation in Australia

  • Written by: Tom Spurling, Professor of Innovation Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
how WWI and WWII spurred scientific innovation in AustraliaCSIRO Archives, CC BY-SA

In the wake of COVID-19, we’re seeing intense international competition for urgently-needed supplies including personal protection equipment and ventilators. In Australia, this could extend to other critical imports such as pharmaceuticals and medicines. And when our manufacturing sector can’t fill unexpected...

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How Shinzo Abe has fumbled Japan's coronavirus response

  • Written by: Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University
How Shinzo Abe has fumbled Japan's coronavirus responseKIMIMASA MAYAMA/EPA

As countries around the world debate when and how to ease pandemic restrictions, coronavirus infections continue their steady rise in Japan.

On April 16, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to declare a national state of emergency until at least May 6, covering all 47 prefectures. This extended an initial state of emergency...

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  3. How might coronavirus change Australia's 'Pacific Step-up'?
  4. Snowy 2.0 threatens to pollute our rivers and wipe out native fish
  5. Permanently raising the Child Care Subsidy is an economic opportunity too good to miss
  6. Reconnecting after coronavirus – 4 key ways cities can counter anxiety and loneliness
  7. Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy predicts more than 50% take-up of COVID tracing app
  8. 5 reasons it's safe for kids to go back to school
  9. oral accounts illuminate past encounters and objects, but we need to get our story straight
  10. Virgin Australia was never going to last
  11. Mums with an intellectual disability already risk family violence and losing their kids. Coronavirus could make things worse
  12. ANU will invigilate exams using remote software, and many students are unhappy
  13. Urban Aboriginal people face unique challenges in the fight against coronavirus
  14. how to keep kids safe while they're learning online
  15. Refugees need protection from coronavirus too, and must be released
  16. Michelle Grattan on the government's contact tracing app, the World Health Organization and 'the road back'
  17. Five years on from the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, heritage-led recovery is uniting community
  18. The need to house everyone has never been clearer. Here's a 2-step strategy to get it done
  19. Buried under colonial concrete, Botany Bay has even been robbed of its botany
  20. Parents, you don't always need to entertain your kids – boredom is good for them
  21. Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you're happy to have your sewage scrutinised
  22. How the coronavirus pandemic is (finally) resulting in leadership for the greater good
  23. Mavis Ngallametta review - a bittersweet collection of a songwoman's stories of home
  24. In 1919, Anzac Day was commemorated despite the Spanish flu pandemic. In 2020, we will remember them again
  25. Modelling tells us the coronavirus app will need a big take-up, economics tells us how to get it
  26. staying at home for months is unlikely to lead to an eye-watering electricity bill
  27. Why the focus of stimulus plans has to be construction that puts social housing first
  28. If we can put a man on the Moon, we can save the Great Barrier Reef
  29. How to beat weight gain at menopause
  30. Japanese Australian veterans and the legacy of anti-Asian racism
  31. Caring for community to beat coronavirus echoes Indigenous ideas of a good life
  32. If Scott Morrison is true to his word, October's budget could be a doozy
  33. Why coronavirus emerges in clusters, and how New Zealand plans to eliminate outbreaks after lockdown
  34. it's a humanitarian and economic crisis in the making
  35. How to manage your blood pressure in isolation
  36. What elective surgery will be allowed now the coronavirus situation has improved? It's up to your surgeon or hospital
  37. Corporations prepare to sue over action to save lives as pandemic reveals trade flaws
  38. What is Dalgona coffee? The whipped coffee trend taking over the internet during isolation
  39. in a time of crisis the Bureau of Statistics is serving us well
  40. how laughter can connect and heal
  41. Is it time for a 'new way of war?' What China's army reforms mean for the rest of the world
  42. most of us won’t cooperate unless everyone does
  43. Sparkling dolphins swim off our coast, but humans are threatening these natural light shows
  44. 6 steps towards remaking the homelessness system so it works for young people
  45. Recreating masterpieces at home? People have been doing it for centuries
  46. Government needs credible pitch and strong guarantees to get app take-up
  47. Can coronavirus spread 4 metres?
  48. Elective surgery's due to restart next week so now's the time to fix waiting lists once and for all
  49. Coronavirus TV 'support' package leaves screen writers and directors even less certain than before
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