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Pandemic policing needs to be done with the public's trust, not confusion

  • Written by: Darren Palmer, Associate professor, Deakin University

The law on what we can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak is changing on an almost hourly basis. Some of what is written now might be overtaken by the shifts in the pandemic powers of control.

But we need to make sure people have trust in any new powers given to authorities. These need to be clear to all, and applied consistently...

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As use of digital platforms surges, we'll need stronger global efforts to protect human rights online

  • Written by: Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology
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As millions of people are moving work and social interactions online to protect themselves from COVID-19, existing online safety measures may not be enough to deal with a surge in harassment and abuse.

Concerns about rising levels of scamming and harassment prompted online safety organisation NetSafeto issue a warning to users to...

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Without international students, Australia's universities will downsize – and some might collapse altogether

  • Written by: James Doughney, Emeritus professor, Victoria University
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The loss of international students due to COVID-19 restrictions, and predicted second semester declines, will see universities lose between A$3 and 4.5 billion, according to Universities Australia.

The higher education sector was dealt another blow this week when the government said universities wouldn’t get the increased access...

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Does JK Rowling's breathing technique cure the coronavirus? No, it could help spread it

  • Written by: Brian Oliver, Research Leader in Respiratory cellular and molecular biology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney

Harry Potter author JK Rowling says a breathing technique has helped her coronavirus-like respiratory symptoms, a claim that has been widely reported and shared on social media.

Her tweet includes a video from a UK hospital doctor describing the technique, a type of controlled coughing. This involves taking six deep breaths and on the last one...

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  9. Yes, we're flattening the coronavirus curve but modelling needs to inform how we start easing restrictions
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