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Google and Facebook pay way less tax in New Zealand than in Australia – and we're paying the price

  • Written by: Victoria Plekhanova, Lecturer, Massey University
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The New Zealand government’s recently announced NZ$50 million subsidy package to support local media was necessary and urgent – even if it came too late to save the Bauer magazine titles from closing.

But the injection of government cash did not address the underlying cause of the decline of New Zealand’s...

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How to stay calm and manage those family tensions during the coronavirus lockdown

  • Written by: Winnifred Louis, Professor, Social Psychology, The University of Queensland
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The coronavirus restrictions are slowly being eased but the pressures on families at home still probably lead to many tears of frustration.

It could be tensions about noise and clutter, keeping up with home schooling and mums and dads torn between parenting and their own work duties.

So to make sure our memories of being...

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one tip on video conferencing good enough for Matthew McConaughey

  • Written by: Katja Lee, Lecturer, Communication and Media Studies, University of Western Australia
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If you need confirmation of how much the world has changed, consider this. Finally I have a thing or two to teach Matthew McConaughey about performance.

McConaughey may have acted in more than 50 movies. He may have, among his accolades, two Golden Globes and an Oscar for best actor. He may be a professor of practice in television...

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If we want workers to stay home when sick, we need paid leave for casuals

  • Written by: Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Australians have been told they can no longer be “heroes” and go to work if they have a cold.

During Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s press conference last week announcing plans to re-open the economy, workers were firmly instructed to stay home if they were sick.

Chief Medical Officer Brendan...

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  2. What is public interest journalism? Providing reliable information to those who need it most
  3. In some places 40% of us may have downloaded COVIDSafe. Here's why the government should share what it knows
  4. As restrictions ease, here are 5 crucial ways for Australia to stay safely on top of COVID-19
  5. As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
  6. what caused major climate change in the past?
  7. I measure whales with drones to find out if they're fat enough to breed
  8. the Alan Jones radio era comes to an end
  9. Paul Kelly on the risk of a COVID-19 second-wave
  10. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested for COVID-19
  11. Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson mixes real stories with romance
  12. Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong
  13. expert review rejects NSW plan to let seawater flow into the Murray River
  14. So coronavirus will change cities – will that include slums?
  15. moving New Zealand from critical care to long-term recovery
  16. Contact tracing apps are vital tools in the fight against coronavirus. But who decides how they work?
  17. how much free speech should our public servants have?
  18. coronavirus will hit Australia's research capacity harder than the GFC
  19. Getting an abortion just got harder, thanks to the coronavirus. Here's what we can do better
  20. Which Florence Nightingale will we remember today? The 'Lady with the Lamp' or the influential writer and activist?
  21. Coronavirus lays bare 5 big housing system flaws to be fixed
  22. Australia listened to the science on coronavirus. Imagine if we did the same for coal mining
  23. The ghosts of budgets past haunt New Zealand's shot at economic recovery
  24. US-China relations were already heated. Then coronavirus threw fuel on the flames
  25. The healing power of data: Florence Nightingale's true legacy
  26. Not all twins are identical and that's been an evolutionary puzzle, until now
  27. First stage of 'road back' will boost monthly GDP by $3.1 billion and jobs by 252,500: Frydenberg
  28. how the Cold War shaped Little Richard
  29. China might well refuse to take our barley, and there would be little we could do
  30. This rainforest was once a grassland savanna maintained by Aboriginal people – until colonisation
  31. Our cities owe much of their surviving heritage to Jack Mundey
  32. As sport resumes after lockdown, it's time to level the playing field for women and girls
  33. It's hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It'll be soon, but not yet
  34. Should we re-open pubs next week? The benefits seem to exceed the costs
  35. Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it works
  36. how 'death ships' spread disease through the ages
  37. how coronavirus is changing our language
  38. 40% of Australian principals are victims of physical violence
  39. Retire the retirement village – the wall and what’s behind it is so 2020
  40. Coronavirus shows housing costs leave many insecure. Tackling that can help solve an even bigger crisis
  41. Australians want industry, and they'd like it green. Steel is the place to start
  42. Let's "SnapBack" to better society with more secure jobs: Anthony Albanese
  43. From coronavirus tests to open-source insulin and beyond, 'biohackers' are showing the power of DIY science
  44. Little Richard's saucy style underpins today's hits
  45. The stepped approach out of lockdown is the only way forward, but how much we'll allow the curve to rise is still an unknown
  46. The Reserve Bank thinks the recovery will look V-shaped. There are reasons to doubt it
  47. Australia starts to re-open, but the premiers have the whip hand on timing
  48. Could BCG, a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis, protect against coronavirus?
  49. National parks are for native wildlife, not feral horses: federal court
  50. Was New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference

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