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Are thermal cameras a magic bullet for COVID-19 fever detection? There's not enough evidence to know

  • Written by Scott Adams, Postdoctoral Biomedical Engineering Researcher, Deakin University

During the frenzy of the past few months to secure resources for the fight against COVID-19, the demand for technologies that promise to detect symptomatic individuals has been sky-high. However, not all proposed solutions work as advertised.

Thermal cameras are already being implemented as a means of detecting people with fever-like symptoms in...

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Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a delicate conversation with Country

  • Written by Brooke Collins-Gearing, Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a delicate conversation with CountrySBS/NITV

Review: The Beach, created and directed by Warwick Thornton

Watching Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a journey into place and self. It made me want to breathe deeper and smell the salty air. It made me want to walk barefoot among the mangrove trees. And it made me want to eat.

Thornton cooks food from the place he dwells in, the shack...

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The vaccine we're testing in Australia is based on a flu shot. Here's how it could work against coronavirus

  • Written by Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
The vaccine we're testing in Australia is based on a flu shot. Here's how it could work against coronavirusShutterstock

A new trial has begun in Victoria this week to evaluate a potential vaccine against COVID-19.

The vaccine is called NVX-CoV2373 and is from a US biotech company, Novavax.

The trial will be carried out across Melbourne and Brisbane, and is the first human trial of a vaccine specifically for COVID-19 to take place in Australia.

This...

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Is it OK to drink coffee while pregnant? We asked 5 experts

  • Written by Tessa Ogle, Assistant Editor, Health + Medicine & Editorial Assistant, The Conversation
Is it OK to drink coffee while pregnant? We asked 5 expertskomokvm/ Shutterstock

There are so many dos and don'ts associated with pregnancy it can be hard to keep up with them. Coffee is an everyday staple for many people, so it is not surprising women seek reassurance this stimulant is safe during pregnancy.

With guidelines differing between and within countries it can be tricky to assess the risks of...

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  1. Malka Leifer has been ruled fit to stand trial. Will extradition to Australia follow?
  2. Don't stand so close to me – understanding consent can help with those tricky social distancing moments
  3. For First Nations people, coronavirus has meant fewer services, separated families and over-policing: new report
  4. We need good information to make decisions, especially when things go wrong
  5. Public land is being sold exactly where thousands on the waiting list need housing
  6. 'Incel' violence is a form of extremism. It's time we treated it as a security threat
  7. A single mega-project exposes the Morrison government's gas plan as staggering folly
  8. What are the characteristics of strong mental health?
  9. Why flour is still missing from supermarket shelves
  10. 7 tips to help kids feeling anxious about going back to school
  11. Working out at home works for women – so well they might not go back to gyms
  12. why countries don't count emissions from goods they import
  13. Can Scott Morrison achieve industrial relations disarmament?
  14. Celeste Barber's story shows us the power of celebrity fundraising ... and the importance of reading the fine print
  15. what makes Jacinda Ardern an authentic leader
  16. The poorest Australians are twice as likely to die before age 75 as the richest, and the gap is widening
  17. The government says artists should be able to access JobKeeper payments. It's not that simple
  18. Why the coronavirus shouldn't stand in the way of the next wage increase
  19. how media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger
  20. Why Trump's Make America Great Again hat makes a dangerous souvenir for foreign politicians
  21. now he has an election to win and a country to save
  22. If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends
  23. P is for Pandemic: kids' books about coronavirus
  24. public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes
  25. Australian economy must come 'out of ICU': Scott Morrison
  26. Eden-Monaro byelection to be on July 4
  27. Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarier
  28. China is taking a risk by getting tough on Hong Kong. Now, the US must decide how to respond
  29. Performers and sole traders find it hard to get JobKeeper in part because they get behind on their paperwork
  30. hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
  31. High-speed rail on Australia's east coast would increase emissions for up to 36 years
  32. Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress
  33. Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's why
  34. The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception
  35. Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities
  36. JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison
  37. Beware the 'cauldron of paranoia' as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war
  38. Treasury revises JobKeeper's cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility
  39. Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up
  40. Target's decline is part of a deeper trend
  41. The WHO's coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime
  42. Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it's too soon
  43. How universities came to rely on international students
  44. 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease
  45. Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy
  46. New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
  47. What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law
  48. 3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan
  49. From spit to scrums. How can sports players minimise their coronavirus risk?
  50. Lockdowns, second waves and burn outs. Spanish flu's clues about how coronavirus might play out in Australia
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