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What can you use a telehealth consult for and when should you physically visit your GP?

  • Written by: Brett Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, University of Western Australia
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As of this week, everyone with a Medicare card is eligible for Medicare-funded telehealth. That means you can have a consultation with your GP, psychologist and other health providers via video or phone, rather than going in.

This should help with social distancing – a core weapon in our community’s fight to contain this...

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Local newspapers are an 'essential service'. They deserve a government rescue package, too

  • Written by: Kristy Hess, Associate Professor (Communication), Deakin University
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The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a lexicon of its own. We have had to quickly incorporate words like “self-isolation” and “social distancing” into our everyday language to navigate it.

“Essential service” is another one. In fact, it is one of the most commonly used and somewhat confusing keywords...

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the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus

  • Written by: Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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China has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicentre where the coronavirus pandemic started. Now, there is face saving required – as well as agenda-setting in the global power play.

China played a decisive role in combating the invisible enemy. Chinese officials and academics are taking this opportunity to...

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Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they're not up to the job

  • Written by: Nicole Blay, Research Fellow - workforce, Western Sydney University
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The number of people going to hospital with the coronavirus is expected to rise, putting a strain on our health and aged care services and their workforce.

Australian undergraduate student nurses and those health workers here on visas from overseas are being encouraged to work as nursing assistants during this...

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  11. Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo. Your cuppa can help save his species
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  15. Federal government gets private hospital resources for COVID-19 fight in exchange for funding support
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  18. The coronavirus lockdown could test your relationship. Here's how to keep it intact (and even improve it)
  19. Why closing our borders to foreign workers could see fruit and vegetable prices spike
  20. how coronavirus is changing online dating
  21. how will it work, who will miss out and how to get it?
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  25. What actually are 'essential services' and who decides?
  26. Australians are moving home less. Why? And does it matter?
  27. travel writing from the home
  28. how Antarctica recorded a 20.75°C day last month
  29. our war with the environment is leading to pandemics
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  31. The government's coronavirus mobile app is a solid effort, but it could do even more
  32. The challenges and benefits of outdoor recreation during NZ's coronavirus lockdown
  33. Australia's $130 billion JobKeeper payment: what the experts think
  34. The key to the success of the $130 billion wage subsidy is retrospective paid work
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  36. In the fight against coronavirus, antivirals are as important as a vaccine. Here's where the science is up to
  37. $1500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program
  38. In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than ever
  39. Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech ready
  40. Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?
  41. Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts
  42. Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy
  43. the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take
  44. How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?
  45. New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia's economy
  46. Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees
  47. For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus
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