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the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatment

  • Written by: Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney
the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatmentAuthor provided

First, we tried the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Then we tested the antiviral drug remdesivir. But new UK research gives the strongest indication yet we may have found a useful treatment for COVID-19.

This time it’s an old anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone, which has been described as cheap, old and boring.

Prelimi...

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Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for 'planet-scale augmented reality experiences'. Is that good?

  • Written by: Marcus Carter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney

In 2016, the mobile game Pokémon Go sent hundreds of millions of players wandering the streets in search of virtual monsters. In the process it helped popularise augmented reality (AR) technology, which overlays computer-generated imagery on real-world environments.

Now Pokémon Go is set to take AR to a new level. A new feature within...

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People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?

  • Written by: Laura Griffin, Lecturer, La Trobe University
People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?James Ross/AAP

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people.

An Indigenous teenager is suing the state of NSW, alleging he was assaulted by police, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

But this is a rare example.

Amid the Black Lives Matter protests and focus on Indigenous justice here...

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how American slave-owners started again in Australia

  • Written by: Paige Gleeson, PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania
how American slave-owners started again in AustraliaLorne sugar plantation in Mackay, 1874State Library Queensland

Scott Morrison says “we shouldn’t be importing” the Black Lives Matter movement. But in the 1800s, Australia imported plantation owners from the American South.

Prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, the American south produced almost all of the world’s...

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  12. Councils often ignore residents on social media. How can digital platforms ensure they have a say in planning?
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  14. Foreign Minister Payne pledges continued fight against Chinese 'disinformation'
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  25. how Australia's wine industry can adapt to climate change
  26. Karm Gilespie's case cannot be separated completely from strained Sino-Australian relations
  27. Almost 90% of astronauts have been men. But the future of space may be female
  28. Australia's decisive win on plain packaging paves way for other countries to follow suit
  29. 'Can do' Scott Morrison needs to take care in deregulating
  30. Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere
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