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No wonder isolation's so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains

  • Written by Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW
No wonder isolation's so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brainsShutterstock

Anxiety, depression, loneliness and stress are affecting our sleep patterns and how tired we feel.

But we may be getting tired for another reason. All those tiny decisions we make every day are multiplying and taking their toll.

Is it safe to nip out for milk? Should I download the COVIDSafe app? Is it OK to wear my pyjamas in a Zoom...

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the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty

  • Written by Kelly Hine, Lecturer in Criminology, Australian National University
the dangers facing Australian police in the line of dutyThe Victorian Police Academy is lit up in blue in honour of the four officers killed in last week's road tragedy.AAP/Michael Dodge

The horrific deaths of four Victorian police officers during seemingly routine traffic duties have brought the dangers of policing into sharp relief.

There are many threats to officers while they carry out their duties,...

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While we wait for a coronavirus vaccine, eating well, exercising and managing stress can boost your immune system

  • Written by Julia J Rucklidge, Professor of Psychology, University of Canterbury
While we wait for a coronavirus vaccine, eating well, exercising and managing stress can boost your immune systemShutterstock

Social distancing may remain necessary during the 18 months or more we’ll have to wait for a coronavirus vaccine.

This can feel like we have little control, but there are several evidence-based protective measures we can take in the interim to ensure we are as healthy as possible to fight off infection and prevent mental health...

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Michelle Grattan on the Eden-Monaro by-election, the success of the coronavirus app, and Australia-China relations

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

Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including the communications effort behind the government’s contact tracing app, Australia’s call for an independent inquiry into the source of the coronavirus (and China’s pushback), and what the resignation of MP Mike Kelly...

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  1. Dying old, dying young – death and ageism in the times of Greek myth and coronavirus
  2. Cook commemorations are mute on intimate encounters and their profound impact on Indigenous women
  3. Why the Reserve Bank should fund super funds during the COVID-19 crisis
  4. have people ever seen a colossal squid?
  5. Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?
  6. What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?
  7. seeing sex in Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  8. The evidence that lockdowns work may not be gold standard, but it's good
  9. Disasters expose gaps in emergency services' social media use
  10. Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications
  11. grief and things of stone, wood and wool
  12. Want an economic tonic, Mr Morrison? Use that stimulus money to turbocharge renewables
  13. Australia's links with China must change, but decoupling is not an option
  14. New roadmap gives Australia two paths out of COVID-19 lockdown: elimination or adaptation
  15. People with coronavirus are at risk of blood clots and strokes. Here's what we know so far
  16. Can the government defy history and return Eden-Monaro to 'bellwether' status?
  17. Is remdesivir a miracle drug to cure coronavirus? Don't get your hopes up yet
  18. it's an intriguing but unproven link
  19. We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisis
  20. No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think
  21. Vale Robert May, the legendary scientist who helped us understand ecosystems, chaos theory and even pandemics
  22. The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacy
  23. Virtual hackathons can help you solve coronavirus problems without leaving your home
  24. COVID lockdowns have human costs as well as benefits. It's time to consider both
  25. Australia has long valued an outer space shared by all. Mining profits could change this
  26. Need help selling the COVIDSafe app? Call a behavioural economist
  27. how nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster
  28. a look inside the dismal living conditions of migrant workers
  29. Say hello to the 'crazy beast' mammal who lived among the dinosaurs
  30. Air quality near busy Australian roads up to 10 times worse than official figures
  31. Playing Pandemic - the hit board game about the very thing we're trying to avoid
  32. how coronavirus will change the way we work together
  33. Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?
  34. That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improved
  35. Katy Gallagher on the Senate's coronavirus watchdog
  36. Can't go outside? Even seeing nature on a screen can improve your mood
  37. why can't people hear in their sleep?
  38. How will the class of COVID-19 get into university? Using year 11 results is only part of the answer
  39. Mobile phones are covered in germs. Disinfecting them daily could help stop diseases spreading
  40. 250 years since Captain Cook landed in Australia, it's time to acknowledge the violence of first encounters
  41. how Captain Cook blundered his first impression with Indigenous people
  42. teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives
  43. Captain James Cook and absent presence in First Nations art
  44. how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony
  45. My ancestors met Cook in Aotearoa 250 years ago. For us, it's time to reinterpret a painful history
  46. An honest reckoning with Captain Cook's legacy won't heal things overnight. But it's a start
  47. revisit Captain Cook’s legacy with the click of a mouse
  48. The stories of Tupaia and Omai and their vital role as Captain Cook's unsung shipmates
  49. for Indigenous people, Cook's voyage of 'discovery' was a ghostly visitation
  50. Botany and the colonisation of Australia in 1770
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