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Three simple things Australia should do to secure access to treatments, vaccines, tests and devices during the coronavirus crisis

  • Written by: Deborah Gleeson, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, La Trobe University
Three simple things Australia should do to secure access to treatments, vaccines, tests and devices during the coronavirus crisisShutterstock

Patents and related intellectual property rights can present formidable barriers to procuring medicines, vaccines, diagnostic tests and medical devices.

They can cost lives, particularly during a public health emergency.

Two examples from the United States illustrate the point.

The US conglomerate 3M holds hundreds of patents on N95 face...

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A new kind of physics? Stephen Wolfram has a radical plan to build the universe from dots and lines

  • Written by: Sam Baron, Associate professor, Australian Catholic University
A new kind of physics? Stephen Wolfram has a radical plan to build the universe from dots and linesWolfram Physics Project

Stephen Wolfram is a cult figure in programming and mathematics. He is the brains behind Wolfram Alpha, a website that tries to answer questions by using algorithms to sift through a massive database of information. He is also responsible for Mathematica, a computer system used by scientists the world over.

Last week, Wolfram...

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Missing your friends? Rereading Harry Potter might be the next best thing

  • Written by: Elaine Reese, Professor of Psychology, University of Otago
Missing your friends? Rereading Harry Potter might be the next best thingUnsplash, CC BY

Humans are innately social creatures. But as we stay home to limit the spread of COVID-19, video calls only go so far to satisfy our need for connection.

The good news is the relationships we have with fictional characters from books, TV shows, movies, and video games – called parasocial relationships – serve many of the...

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COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women's work, and how little we pay for it

  • Written by: Lyn Craig, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Melbourne
COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women's work, and how little we pay for itLAURENT GILLIERON/EPA

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid bare how little we normally pay for “women’s work”.

Australia has very low gender equality when it comes to remuneration, ranking 49th on the World Economic Forum Gender Participation and Opportunity Index 2020 that...

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  1. It's time to admit our COVID-19 'exit strategy' might just look like a more flexible version of lockdown
  2. 3 ways nature in the city can do you good, even in self-isolation
  3. Australia’s inland rivers are the pulse of the outback. By 2070, they’ll be unrecognisable
  4. Is protesting during the pandemic an 'essential' right that should be protected?
  5. why might you wake up without a voice?
  6. as virus numbers peak, governments are charting the path out of lockdown
  7. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on his autobiography, 'A Bigger Picture'
  8. Finlay Macdonald joins The Conversation in New Zealand
  9. five experts on New Zealand's move to ease its coronavirus lockdown
  10. new rules could finally force Google and Facebook to pay for news
  11. Can I visit my loved one in hospital even if they don't have coronavirus?
  12. Giant leap for corporations? The Trump administration wants to mine resources in space, but is it legal?
  13. Are you worried someone you care about is thinking of suicide? Here's how you can support them from afar
  14. Don’t worry, your child’s early learning doesn’t stop just because they’re not in childcare
  15. Why do more men die from coronavirus than women?
  16. Artists shouldn't have to endlessly demonstrate their value. Coalition leaders used to know it
  17. 3 in 4 Australians employed in the creative and performing arts could lose their jobs
  18. Why a 'locals-first' approach doesn't work in a pandemic
  19. Now more than ever, we need quality health reporting in Australia
  20. How a 150-year-old experiment with a beam of light showed germs exist -- and that a face mask can help filter them out
  21. Has coronavirus killed ideology? No, it's just cycled it around again
  22. As coronavirus widens the renter-owner divide, housing policies will have to change
  23. Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off
  24. don't sacrifice health for 'the economy'
  25. The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent
  26. Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook
  27. Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison
  28. Michelle Grattan on Australia’s 'new normal', education and coronavirus elimination
  29. The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work
  30. here are 3 things to prioritise
  31. So you're going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it
  32. What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC
  33. the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday
  34. smart move, or a premium tech brand losing its way?
  35. what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?
  36. How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows
  37. I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)
  38. new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states' climate gamble
  39. Great time to try: pickling
  40. Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?
  41. Latest coronavirus modelling suggests Australia on track, detecting most cases – but we must keep going
  42. Australia's coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns
  43. how your diet should change with each stage of life
  44. More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown
  45. when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia
  46. This isn't the first global pandemic, and it won't be the last. Here's what we've learned from 4 others throughout history
  47. can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?
  48. Australia has truly excellent food security
  49. The smoke from autumn burn-offs could make coronavirus symptoms worse. It’s not worth the risk
  50. APRA's extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends

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