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Australia's links with China must change, but decoupling is not an option

  • Written by Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney

Two events this week have illustrated two fundamental tensions in Australia’s relationship with China.

The first event was China’s ambassador to Australia suggesting a Chinese boycott of Australian exports, due to Australia pursuing an independent inquiry into the early response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

In an interview on April 27,...

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New roadmap gives Australia two paths out of COVID-19 lockdown: elimination or adaptation

  • Written by Peter Sivey, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University

Australia is in an enviable position when compared with major world cities like New York, London and Madrid, each of which continues to deal with COVID-19 deaths in the thousands.

Although Australia has suffered 91 deaths, its daily rates of new cases are now in the low double figures or even single figures - evidence of very little community...

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People with coronavirus are at risk of blood clots and strokes. Here's what we know so far

  • Written by Karlheinz Peter, Lab Head, Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology and Deputy Director, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; Interventional Cardiologist, Alfred Hospital; Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Monash University, Baker Heart and Diabetes Insti
People with coronavirus are at risk of blood clots and strokes. Here's what we know so farShutterstock

As well as causing severe respiratory problems, there is mounting evidence COVID-19 causes abnormalities in blood clotting. Patients with severe COVID-19 infection appear to be at greater risk of developing blood clots in the veins and arteries.

Blood clots can occur deep in the veins of the leg (deep vein thrombosis) and can move to...

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Can the government defy history and return Eden-Monaro to 'bellwether' status?

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

It’s been the summer and autumn from hell for very many of the voters in the NSW federal seat of Eden-Monaro, a Labor electorate on under 1% that forms an envelope around the nation’s capital.

Fire ravaged their beautiful bush and coastal lands and claimed homes. Just as the rebuilding started, the coronavirus stopped the tourist...

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  1. Is remdesivir a miracle drug to cure coronavirus? Don't get your hopes up yet
  2. it's an intriguing but unproven link
  3. We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisis
  4. No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think
  5. Vale Robert May, the legendary scientist who helped us understand ecosystems, chaos theory and even pandemics
  6. The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacy
  7. Virtual hackathons can help you solve coronavirus problems without leaving your home
  8. COVID lockdowns have human costs as well as benefits. It's time to consider both
  9. Australia has long valued an outer space shared by all. Mining profits could change this
  10. Need help selling the COVIDSafe app? Call a behavioural economist
  11. how nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster
  12. a look inside the dismal living conditions of migrant workers
  13. Say hello to the 'crazy beast' mammal who lived among the dinosaurs
  14. Air quality near busy Australian roads up to 10 times worse than official figures
  15. Playing Pandemic - the hit board game about the very thing we're trying to avoid
  16. how coronavirus will change the way we work together
  17. Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?
  18. That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improved
  19. Katy Gallagher on the Senate's coronavirus watchdog
  20. Can't go outside? Even seeing nature on a screen can improve your mood
  21. why can't people hear in their sleep?
  22. How will the class of COVID-19 get into university? Using year 11 results is only part of the answer
  23. Mobile phones are covered in germs. Disinfecting them daily could help stop diseases spreading
  24. 250 years since Captain Cook landed in Australia, it's time to acknowledge the violence of first encounters
  25. how Captain Cook blundered his first impression with Indigenous people
  26. teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives
  27. Captain James Cook and absent presence in First Nations art
  28. how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony
  29. My ancestors met Cook in Aotearoa 250 years ago. For us, it's time to reinterpret a painful history
  30. An honest reckoning with Captain Cook's legacy won't heal things overnight. But it's a start
  31. revisit Captain Cook’s legacy with the click of a mouse
  32. The stories of Tupaia and Omai and their vital role as Captain Cook's unsung shipmates
  33. for Indigenous people, Cook's voyage of 'discovery' was a ghostly visitation
  34. Botany and the colonisation of Australia in 1770
  35. Captain Cook 'discovered' Australia, and other myths from old school text books
  36. how re-enactments of the Endeavour's voyage perpetuate myths of Australia's 'discovery'
  37. Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss
  38. Captain Cook wanted to introduce British justice to Indigenous people. Instead, he became increasingly cruel and violent
  39. why higher carbon dioxide levels isn't only good news even if some plants grow faster
  40. Physical distancing is here for a while – over 100 experts call for more safe walking and cycling space
  41. What is psoriatic arthritis, the condition Kim Kardashian West lives with?
  42. we'll need war bonds, and stimulus on a scale not seen in our lifetimes
  43. what it is and why Zali Steggall wants it investigated
  44. Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you're young
  45. China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus
  46. East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music
  47. Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure
  48. Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You're not alone
  49. Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus
  50. 90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia
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