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how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house

  • Written by: Ayesha Tulloch, DECRA Research Fellow, University of Sydney
how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house

As Australians try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity.

Defined as “public participation and collaboration in scientific research”, citizen science allows everyday people to use technology to unite towards a common goal – from the comfort of their homes. And it is now...

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what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?

  • Written by: Michael Bret Hart, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Curtin Medical School Public Health Physician, Curtin University

You might have heard about contact tracing which, when combined with social distancing, has proven a powerful asset in controlling the spread of COVID-19.

In short, it means assigning a “contact tracer” to interview each person with a confirmed case of COVID-19. The contact tracer, through painstaking and quick detective work, finds out...

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'Whatever it takes' should now include a universal basic income

  • Written by: Jeremy Baskin, Fellow, Melbourne School of Government and Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

G20 leaders have pledged to do “whatever it takes” to minimise the impacts of COVID-19.

Most of these nations are lumbered with welfare safety nets unfit for purpose. They are designed for last century, with a binary way of thinking about employment that’s no longer the experience of casual, contract and gig workers.

The...

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I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseous

  • Written by: Jodie L. Rummer, Associate Professor & Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseousVictor Huertas, Author provided

The Great Barrier Reef is suffering its third mass bleaching event in five years. It follows the record-breaking mass bleaching event in 2016 that killed a third of Great Barrier Reef corals, immediately followed by another in 2017.

While we don’t know if fish populations declined from the 2016 bleaching...

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  1. We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here's what it means for handling money, food and more
  2. As we turn to creativity in isolation, the coronavirus is a calamity on top of an arts crisis
  3. tiny moments of pleasure really can help us through this stressful time
  4. The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline
  5. when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more
  6. Want to make social distancing even more effective? It's about time (as well as space)
  7. New ways of 'being together apart' can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes
  8. Here's what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change
  9. a readers' guide to the contenders
  10. why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis
  11. Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?
  12. To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms
  13. Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? 
  14. Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal
  15. Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine
  16. Why coronavirus may forever change the way we care within families
  17. Life in prison looms for Australia's Christchurch gunman, now NZ's first convicted terrorist
  18. People with a disability are more likely to die from coronavirus – but we can reduce this risk
  19. Running out of things to do in isolation? Get back in the garden with these ideas from 4 experts
  20. the coronavirus is changing how we care for the dead
  21. what losing live audiences may mean for theatre
  22. how to prevent evictions in an economic crisis
  23. Other countries are shutting schools – why does the Australian government say it's safe to keep them open?
  24. The community-led movement creating hope in the time of coronavirus
  25. Public spaces bind cities together. What happens when coronavirus forces us apart?
  26. We need to consider granting bail to unsentenced prisoners to stop the spread of coronavirus
  27. When one door closes, open a window
  28. How to stay fit and active at home during the coronavirus self-isolation
  29. a new form of marriage in the time of coronavirus?
  30. Private hospitals get grace period before freeze on non-urgent elective surgery
  31. Five principles to follow if your job is to lead your staff through the coronavirus crisis
  32. Can't sleep and feeling anxious about coronavirus? You're not alone
  33. Coronavirus might cause loss of smell, or anosmia. But it probably won't be permanent
  34. Why marine protected areas are often not where they should be
  35. your guide to the Australian payments that will go to the extra million on welfare
  36. how will the emergency release of NSW prisoners due to coronavirus work?
  37. As coronavirus hits holiday lettings, a shift to longer rentals could help many of us
  38. how seeing the molecular machinery of the coronavirus will help scientists design a treatment
  39. Uncertain? Many questions but no clear answers? Welcome to the mind of a scientist
  40. making music in a time of crisis reminds us we belong
  41. In the war against coronavirus, we need the military to play a much bigger role
  42. Universities need to train lecturers in online delivery, or they risk students dropping out
  43. how your personality affects how you cope and what you can do about it
  44. romance fiction to help you through a coronavirus lockdown
  45. Our social identity shapes how we feel about the Adani mine – and it’s making the energy wars worse
  46. A virtual Australian parliament is possible – and may be needed – during the coronavirus pandemic
  47. In the age of coronavirus, only tiny weddings are allowed and the extended family BBQ is out
  48. Why the fall-out from postponing the Olympics may not be as bad as we think
  49. how working from home may be exposing us to cybercrime
  50. Why are we calling it 'social distancing'? Right now, we need social connections more than ever

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