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Dying old, dying young – death and ageism in the times of Greek myth and coronavirus

  • Written by: Chris Mackie, Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
Dying old, dying young – death and ageism in the times of Greek myth and coronavirusDominik Scythe/Unsplash, CC BY

The loss of life from the spread of coronavirus has been on an enormous scale. In the USA more Americans have now died from COVID-19 than in the entire Vietnam war.

Notwithstanding some poignant and passionate speeches by particular individuals (notably New York Governor Andrew Cuomo), much of the discourse has...

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Cook commemorations are mute on intimate encounters and their profound impact on Indigenous women

  • Written by: Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury and current Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi James Cook Research Fellow, University of Canterbury
Cook commemorations are mute on intimate encounters and their profound impact on Indigenous womenArtist: John Pickles, Author provided

Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. You can see other stories in the series here and an interactive here.

History is always selective, particularly when it is...

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Why the Reserve Bank should fund super funds during the COVID-19 crisis

  • Written by: Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne
Why the Reserve Bank should fund super funds during the COVID-19 crisisShutterstock

A significant number of wealthy individuals have used the ability of self managed super funds (SMSFs) to borrow for property and other investments to supercharge their funds.

It is not something done by retail and industry funds.

According to freedom of information documents obtained by the Australian Financial Review, in 2018 the...

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have people ever seen a colossal squid?

  • Written by: Culum Brown, Professor, Macquarie University
have people ever seen a colossal squid?Robson, 1925, collected 2008, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Gift of the Ministry of Fisheries, 2007. Te Papa (M.190318), CC BY-NC-ND

Have people ever seen a colossal squid? – Aubree

have people ever seen a colossal squid?

The colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the stuff of nightmares ripped straight out of the mind of a sleeping pirate. Picture the giant kraken wrapped around a...

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

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