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Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it's probably got a lot to do with their mental health

  • Written by Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Senior Lecturer, Monash University
Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it's probably got a lot to do with their mental healthShutterstock

COVID-19 has significantly affected our collective mental health.

For many people, social disconnection, financial strain, increased obligations in the home and ongoing uncertainty have created distress – and with it, a need for new ways of coping.

One way people may choose to cope with stress is through the use of alcohol.

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Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media

  • Written by Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia
Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social mediaRobin Worrall/Unsplash

Part of growing up is learning to take responsibility for the hurtful things you say. As a person who often says stupid things, I often need reminding.

Defamation law reflects that lesson. When you say something that hurts another person, it can cost you.

A recent decision has stretched this commonsense intuition. According to...

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The next global health pandemic could easily erupt in your backyard

  • Written by Penny van Oosterzee, Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
The next global health pandemic could easily erupt in your backyardFlickr

We know the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to very similar viruses in bats, possibly passed to humans via an intermediate species such as pangolins. The chance of a similar pandemic breaking out in Australia might seem far-fetched. But in fact, we tick all the boxes.

Hotspots for emerging infectious diseases exist where human activities...

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Could corporations control territory in space? Under new US rules, it might be possible

  • Written by Cait Storr, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
Could corporations control territory in space? Under new US rules, it might be possibleSipa USA

Last weekend, NASA launched US astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in a decade, in a rocket designed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Under President Donald Trump, the US mission to reassert itself as the dominant power in space has rapidly gathered pace. In the process, the US has also begun to reshape...

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  5. Life in lockdown has shown us our houses need to work harder for us
  6. The Leadbeater's possum finally had its day in court. It may change the future of logging in Australia
  7. SpaceX's historic launch gives Australia's booming space industry more room to fly
  8. In remembering Christo, we remember what art once was
  9. Money for social housing, not home buyers grants, is the key to construction stimulus
  10. a film of anti-apartheid nostalgia for apartheid
  11. The coronavirus crisis shows why New Zealand urgently needs a commissioner for older people
  12. What Australian birds can teach us about choosing a partner and making it last
  13. Pregnant in a pandemic? If you're stressed, there's help
  14. could new opioid restrictions stop leftover medicines causing harm?
  15. A time to embrace the edge spaces that make our neighbourhoods tick
  16. Australia's first service sector recession will be unlike those that have gone before it
  17. 6 easy ways to stop light pollution from harming our wildlife
  18. Lab experiments in the pandemic moved online or mailed home to uni students
  19. 3 ways plus a potted history
  20. Forget ‘murder hornets’, European wasps in Australia decapitate flies and bully dingoes
  21. As Minneapolis burns, Trump's presidency is sinking deeper into crisis. And yet, he may still be re-elected
  22. Digital-only local newspapers will struggle to serve the communities that need them most
  23. Scott Morrison strengthens his policy power, enshrining national cabinet and giving it "laser-like" focus on jobs
  24. Trump’s Twitter tantrum may wreck the internet
  25. Government to repay 470,000 unlawful robodebts in what might be Australia's biggest-ever financial backdown
  26. High Court ruling on 'Palace letters' case paves way to learn more about The Dismissal
  27. 10 reasons why renewable energy is the future
  28. Michelle Grattan on JobKeeper, JobMaker, and Eden-Monaro
  29. Whoever invents a coronavirus vaccine will control the patent – and, importantly, who gets to use it
  30. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on saving Australia's tourism and construction industries
  31. The coronavirus pandemic is boosting the big tech transformation to warp speed
  32. There is no specific crime of catfishing. But is it illegal?
  33. Could taking hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus be more harmful than helpful?
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  35. Why is there so much furore over China's Belt and Road Initiative?
  36. Morrison's industrial relations peace gambit is worth a shot. Even if it fails, it's shrewd politics
  37. a time to reflect on strong Indigenous leadership and resiliency in the face of a pandemic
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