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Paul Kelly on the risk of a COVID-19 second-wave

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Speaking as an expert in epidemiology, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly is candid about the prospects of a second-wave of coronavirus in a society that hasn’t developed herd immunity.

“There is a very large risk of a second wave. We need to do this very carefully,” he says, as Australia starts to roll back restrictions.

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested for COVID-19

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is being tested for COVID-19 and staying in isolation after having a major coughing fit in the House of Representatives while delivering his statement on the impact of the coronavirus on the economy.

Frydenberg gulped water from a bottle as he tried to stop coughing and regain his voice. Later he was present in question...

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Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson mixes real stories with romance

  • Written by: Susan Carson, Senior Lecturer, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, Queensland University of Technology
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Ah, Hydra! This is an island possessed of “wild and naked perfection”, wrote American author Henry Miller after sailing into Hydra on the eve of the second world war.

Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson mixes real stories with romanceBloomsbury

With a population of around 2,500, Hydra is a small island in the Saronic Gulf only two hours from Athens. The Hydra Town harbour, a natural...

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Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong

  • Written by: Maximilian de Courten, Professor in Global Public Health, Victoria University
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Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus.

They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighbourhood.

The evidence on whether these measures will actually protect against coronavirus is mixed and largely...

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  5. how much free speech should our public servants have?
  6. coronavirus will hit Australia's research capacity harder than the GFC
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  8. Which Florence Nightingale will we remember today? The 'Lady with the Lamp' or the influential writer and activist?
  9. Coronavirus lays bare 5 big housing system flaws to be fixed
  10. Australia listened to the science on coronavirus. Imagine if we did the same for coal mining
  11. The ghosts of budgets past haunt New Zealand's shot at economic recovery
  12. US-China relations were already heated. Then coronavirus threw fuel on the flames
  13. The healing power of data: Florence Nightingale's true legacy
  14. Not all twins are identical and that's been an evolutionary puzzle, until now
  15. First stage of 'road back' will boost monthly GDP by $3.1 billion and jobs by 252,500: Frydenberg
  16. how the Cold War shaped Little Richard
  17. China might well refuse to take our barley, and there would be little we could do
  18. This rainforest was once a grassland savanna maintained by Aboriginal people – until colonisation
  19. Our cities owe much of their surviving heritage to Jack Mundey
  20. As sport resumes after lockdown, it's time to level the playing field for women and girls
  21. It's hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It'll be soon, but not yet
  22. Should we re-open pubs next week? The benefits seem to exceed the costs
  23. Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it works
  24. how 'death ships' spread disease through the ages
  25. how coronavirus is changing our language
  26. 40% of Australian principals are victims of physical violence
  27. Retire the retirement village – the wall and what’s behind it is so 2020
  28. Coronavirus shows housing costs leave many insecure. Tackling that can help solve an even bigger crisis
  29. Australians want industry, and they'd like it green. Steel is the place to start
  30. Let's "SnapBack" to better society with more secure jobs: Anthony Albanese
  31. From coronavirus tests to open-source insulin and beyond, 'biohackers' are showing the power of DIY science
  32. Little Richard's saucy style underpins today's hits
  33. 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
  34. The Reserve Bank thinks the recovery will look V-shaped. There are reasons to doubt it
  35. Australia starts to re-open, but the premiers have the whip hand on timing
  36. Could BCG, a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis, protect against coronavirus?
  37. National parks are for native wildlife, not feral horses: federal court
  38. Was New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference
  39. From hidden women to influencers and individuals – putting mothers in the frame
  40. Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?
  41. We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants
  42. Michelle Grattan on the rapid developments in Eden-Monaro, the national cabinet, and next week's 'normal' parliamentary sitting
  43. Alcohol can make coronavirus worse – so why was it treated as essential in New Zealand's lockdown?
  44. keep free childcare going instead
  45. The US military has officially published three UFO videos. Why doesn't anybody seem to care?
  46. 50 years on, the Vietnam moratorium campaigns remind us of a different kind of politics
  47. We may well be able to eliminate coronavirus, but we'll probably never eradicate it. Here's the difference
  48. Past pandemics show how coronavirus budgets can drive faster economic recovery
  49. some home builders are misleading consumers about energy ratings
  50. Overcrowded homes and a lack of water leave some Indonesians at risk of the coronavirus

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