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During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. Some are doing it again now

  • Written by: Sally Young, Professor, University of Melbourne
During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. Some are doing it again nowWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Many newspapers betrayed their readers during the Great Depression and now some are doing so again during the coronavirus pandemic.

During the Depression, Australia’s major daily newspapers loudly resisted calls for economic stimulus to revive the economy. Even the tabloids - whose working class...

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'Stupid coronavirus!' In uncertain times, we can help children through mindfulness and play

  • Written by: Ben Deery, Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, University of Melbourne
'Stupid coronavirus!' In uncertain times, we can help children through mindfulness and playShutterstock

“Stupid coronavirus!” I heard my six-year-old mumble while talking in her sleep.

Earlier that day her swimming and basketball lessons were cancelled, a birthday party postponed, and she had to race with me between several meetings before the university campus shut down. “Stupid coronavirus indeed!”

Hearing this...

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'Zoombombers' want to troll your online meetings. Here's how to stop them

  • Written by: David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
'Zoombombers' want to troll your online meetings. Here's how to stop themStanWilliams/Pixabay, Author provided

Zoombombing” in case you haven’t heard, is the unsavoury practice of posting distressing comments, pictures or videos after gatecrashing virtual meetings hosted by the videoconferencing app Zoom.

With hundreds of millions around the world now reliant on the app for work, this unfortunate...

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Can I visit my boyfriend or my parents? Go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in the Northern Territory and Tasmania

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
Can I visit my boyfriend or my parents? Go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in the Northern Territory and TasmaniaShutterstock

Editor’s note: The following is current as at April 3, 2020. Things are changing quickly so best to keep an eye on the latest information from the NT government, the Tasmanian government and the federal government.

This article adds to the information we’ve published for New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, on South...

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  12. the simple technology that could help stop coronavirus spreading
  13. Scott Morrison is steering in the right direction, but we're going to need a bigger boat
  14. It is necessary to worry about health, but pessimism about the economy will hurt us
  15. Imagine if we could extract a permanent vaccine against hyper-partisanship from COVID-19
  16. Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?
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  18. Morrison has rescued childcare from COVID-19 collapse – but the details are still murky
  19. Free child care to help nearly one million families, especially workers in essential services
  20. Who can get tested for coronavirus?
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  23. what are Australia's obligations to cruise ships off its coast under international law?
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  26. We've known about pandemic health messaging since 1918. So when it comes to coronavirus, what has Australia learnt?
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  29. How coronavirus challenges Muslims' faith and changes their lives
  30. Australia's post-war recovery program provides clues as to how to get out of this
  31. Ancient Greek ideas on the health of the body politic
  32. coronavirus shows again why we value expertise when it come to our health
  33. With pokies shut down, coronavirus stress could drive more people to reckless online gambling
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  38. Local newspapers are an 'essential service'. They deserve a government rescue package, too
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