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It's hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It'll be soon, but not yet

  • Written by: Peter Robertson, Professor, University of Western Australia
It's hard to know when to come out from under the doona. It'll be soon, but not yetBecca Schultz/Unsplash

In the wake of our success so far in containing the spread of COVID-19, the prime minister has been prodding us to come out from under the doona.

With the premiers, he has prepared a three-step plan.

The problem, he said on Friday, is that it would be tempting to stay in lockdown tucked up under the doona forever.

And you...

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Should we re-open pubs next week? The benefits seem to exceed the costs

  • Written by: Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University
Should we re-open pubs next week? The benefits seem to exceed the costsKuranda pub, Far North Queensland.Shutterstock

Nothing our leaders can do now will return the economy to where it was before COVID-19. For one thing, international travel is likely to remain closed for a long time.

But there are things they can do, and on Friday the prime minister outlined a roadmap.

Of interest to us is whether it makes sense to...

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Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it works

  • Written by: Kelly Richards, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
Inside an innovative program helping sex offenders reintegrate into society – and why it worksShutterstock

In recent years, the biggest increases in Australia’s prison population have come from people convicted of sexual offences. From 2017-18, this segment of the prison population increased by 10%. The following year, it was up again by 7%.

As a corollary, more and more sexual offenders are being released from prisons back to our...

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how 'death ships' spread disease through the ages

  • Written by: Joy Damousi, Director, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
how 'death ships' spread disease through the agesCushing/Whitney Medical Library

One of the haunting images of this pandemic will be stationary cruise ships – deadly carriers of COVID-19 – at anchor in harbours and unwanted. Docked in ports and feared.

The news of the dramatic spread of the virus on the Diamond Princess from early February made the news real for many Australians...

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  5. Australians want industry, and they'd like it green. Steel is the place to start
  6. Let's "SnapBack" to better society with more secure jobs: Anthony Albanese
  7. From coronavirus tests to open-source insulin and beyond, 'biohackers' are showing the power of DIY science
  8. Little Richard's saucy style underpins today's hits
  9. 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
  10. The Reserve Bank thinks the recovery will look V-shaped. There are reasons to doubt it
  11. Australia starts to re-open, but the premiers have the whip hand on timing
  12. Could BCG, a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis, protect against coronavirus?
  13. National parks are for native wildlife, not feral horses: federal court
  14. Was New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference
  15. From hidden women to influencers and individuals – putting mothers in the frame
  16. Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?
  17. We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants
  18. Michelle Grattan on the rapid developments in Eden-Monaro, the national cabinet, and next week's 'normal' parliamentary sitting
  19. Alcohol can make coronavirus worse – so why was it treated as essential in New Zealand's lockdown?
  20. keep free childcare going instead
  21. The US military has officially published three UFO videos. Why doesn't anybody seem to care?
  22. 50 years on, the Vietnam moratorium campaigns remind us of a different kind of politics
  23. We may well be able to eliminate coronavirus, but we'll probably never eradicate it. Here's the difference
  24. Past pandemics show how coronavirus budgets can drive faster economic recovery
  25. some home builders are misleading consumers about energy ratings
  26. Overcrowded homes and a lack of water leave some Indonesians at risk of the coronavirus
  27. The calculus of death shows the COVID lock-down is clearly worth the cost
  28. coughs on film and the fine but deadly art of foreshadowing
  29. The delicate art of political distancing during the pandemic
  30. How safe is COVIDSafe? What you should know about the app's issues, and Bluetooth-related risks
  31. the full findings of the royal commission report
  32. Why it doesn't make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic
  33. Before coronavirus, China was falsely blamed for spreading smallpox. Racism played a role then, too
  34. Researchers use 'pre-prints' to share coronavirus results quickly. But that can backfire
  35. Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus
  36. 3 times Michael Moore's film Planet of the Humans gets the facts wrong (and 3 times it gets them right)
  37. what games can teach us during the coronavirus pandemic
  38. Museums are losing millions every week but they are already working hard to preserve coronavirus artefacts
  39. testing our unlawful migrant workers
  40. Cities will endure, but urban design must adapt to coronavirus risks and fears
  41. Bank dividends are bare. Here's why some shareholders hate it more than they should
  42. 1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering
  43. COVID crisis has produced many negatives but some positives too, including confidence in governments: ANU study
  44. Albanese would have no excuse for an Eden-Monaro loss after Coalition high flyers implode
  45. Nev Power on the role of business in a post-coronavirus world
  46. Does nicotine protect us against coronavirus?
  47. Carriageworks is my home away from home
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