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Why flour is still missing from supermarket shelves

  • Written by Brigit Busicchia, PhD, Political Economy, Macquarie University
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Extreme shortages of toilet paper, pasta and other pantry products defined the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic for many shoppers around the world. Availability of most these goods has returned to normal.

But not for baking goods – flour in particular.

In Britain the flour shortage has led to the thousand-year-old Sturminster...

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7 tips to help kids feeling anxious about going back to school

  • Written by Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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As COVID-19 lockdown measures are lifted, some children may experience social anxiety about the prospect of returning to school.

People with social anxiety may fear embarrassment or the expectation to perform in social situations, or worry exceedingly about people judging you poorly.

In certain situations, people with anxiety may...

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Working out at home works for women – so well they might not go back to gyms

  • Written by Kim Toffoletti, Associate Professor of Sociology, Deakin University
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Digital fitness is enjoying a COVID-19 boom. Online fitness technology provider Virtuagym reports a 400% increase in engagement and a 300% increase in the use of online workouts. Gyms, barre instructors, and yoga studios have been on a steep learning curve to become online businesses. And social media feeds have been flooded with home...

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why countries don't count emissions from goods they import

  • Written by Sarah McLaren, Professor of Life Cycle Management, Massey University
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Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change.

If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz

I would like to know if New Zealand’s carbon...

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  3. what makes Jacinda Ardern an authentic leader
  4. The poorest Australians are twice as likely to die before age 75 as the richest, and the gap is widening
  5. The government says artists should be able to access JobKeeper payments. It's not that simple
  6. Why the coronavirus shouldn't stand in the way of the next wage increase
  7. how media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger
  8. Why Trump's Make America Great Again hat makes a dangerous souvenir for foreign politicians
  9. now he has an election to win and a country to save
  10. If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends
  11. P is for Pandemic: kids' books about coronavirus
  12. public transport is key to avoid repeating old and unsustainable mistakes
  13. Australian economy must come 'out of ICU': Scott Morrison
  14. Eden-Monaro byelection to be on July 4
  15. Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to 'normal' might be scarier
  16. China is taking a risk by getting tough on Hong Kong. Now, the US must decide how to respond
  17. Performers and sole traders find it hard to get JobKeeper in part because they get behind on their paperwork
  18. hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia
  19. High-speed rail on Australia's east coast would increase emissions for up to 36 years
  20. Three years on from Uluru, we must lift the blindfolds of liberalism to make progress
  21. Can't resist splurging in online shopping? Here's why
  22. The problem with arts funding in Australia goes right back to its inception
  23. Coronavirus has changed our sense of place, so together we must re-imagine our cities
  24. JobKeeper $60 billion snafu like your house builder revising quote: Morrison
  25. Beware the 'cauldron of paranoia' as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war
  26. Treasury revises JobKeeper's cost down by massive $60 billion, sparking calls to widen eligibility
  27. Internet traffic is growing 25% each year. We created a fingernail-sized chip that can help the NBN keep up
  28. Target's decline is part of a deeper trend
  29. The WHO's coronavirus inquiry will be more diplomatic than decisive. But Australia should step up in the meantime
  30. Is it time to reopen our borders? For states still recording new cases, it's too soon
  31. How universities came to rely on international students
  32. 7 questions answered on how to socialise safely as coronavirus restrictions ease
  33. Michelle Grattan on the China-Australia trade war and state border policy
  34. New shows tell our isolation stories on screen – making the most of what's at hand
  35. What defines casual work? Federal Court ruling highlights a fundamental flaw in Australian labour law
  36. 3 experts rate Australia's emissions technology plan
  37. From spit to scrums. How can sports players minimise their coronavirus risk?
  38. Lockdowns, second waves and burn outs. Spanish flu's clues about how coronavirus might play out in Australia
  39. 'wolf warriors' ready to fight back
  40. Low staff levels must be part of any reviews into the coronavirus outbreaks in NZ rest homes
  41. Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules
  42. Rich and poor don't recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will be a global challenge
  43. Australia, it's time to talk about our water emergency
  44. the Melbourne bookshop that ignited Australian modernism
  45. Australian quantum technology could become a $4 billion industry and create 16,000 jobs
  46. Border wars split political leaders and embroil health experts
  47. Tonight we riot? What Nintendo's 'revolutionary' video game misses about worker liberation
  48. Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
  49. Childcare is critical for COVID-19 recovery. We can't just snap back to 'normal' funding arrangements
  50. NSW has approved Snowy 2.0. Here are six reasons why that's a bad move
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