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Turning to Easter eggs to get through these dark times? Here's the bitter truth about chocolate

  • Written by: Stephanie Perkiss, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong
Turning to Easter eggs to get through these dark times? Here's the bitter truth about chocolatePxfuel

The coronavirus might make Easter celebrations a little subdued this year, but that doesn’t mean going without chocolate eggs. In fact, South Australia’s chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier reportedly said people should partake in the Easter treats “to cheer ourselves up … I’ve certainly got a good...

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How George Pell won in the High Court on a legal technicality

  • Written by: Ben Mathews, Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
How George Pell won in the High Court on a legal technicalityErik Anderson/AAP

The High Court today granted Cardinal George Pell special leave to appeal, and unanimously allowed the appeal. In other words, Pell won. His convictions were quashed and he will be released from prison.

Pell’s prosecution has been socially explosive and legally complex. The cardinal’s convictions by unanimous jury...

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US private schools often inflate student grades. This could happen in Australia if we cancel year 12 exams

  • Written by: Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University
US private schools often inflate student grades. This could happen in Australia if we cancel year 12 examsShutterstock

The unfolding COVID-19 situation has brought many changes to school education. NAPLAN tests have been cancelled for 2020 and most children are learning online.

Education minister Dan Tehan is meeting with the states on what to do with year 12 exams and criteria for university entry. One option flagged is for universities to look at a...

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what they are, how they work and why it's hard to make more

  • Written by: Berto Pandolfo, Senior Lecturer Product Design, University of Technology Sydney
what they are, how they work and why it's hard to make moreShutterstock

Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator out of desperation.

On March 26, a joint statement published by the American Society of Anaesthesiologists advised in regards to...

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  16. Sorry to disappoint climate deniers, but coronavirus makes the low-carbon transition more urgent
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  23. Australia's telcos, banks and supermarkets granted exemption to cartel laws
  24. Young people are anxious about coronavirus. Political leaders need to talk with them, not at them
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  35. Imagine if we could extract a permanent vaccine against hyper-partisanship from COVID-19
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  43. what are Australia's obligations to cruise ships off its coast under international law?
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