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Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?

  • Written by: Sophie Lewis, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW
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Many Australians, especially those experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, are asking whether they can afford to keep their private health insurance.

Others don’t know if they should drop or downgrade their cover, especially if they cannot or don’t want to access services they’ve paid for.

Now consumer group...

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That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improved

  • Written by: Roger Wilkins, Professorial Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improvedShutterstock

JobKeeper is by “no means perfect”. Treasury Secretary Stephen Kennedy used those exact words when he appeared before a Senate committee on COVID-19 on Tuesday, going on to observe that getting it right would “require continuous work”.

We have dug into the JobKeeper numbers to work out how it could be improved.

That estimate of 6.6 million Australians on JobKeeper, it tells us how it can be improvedRoo...

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Katy Gallagher on the Senate's coronavirus watchdog

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

Labor’s Katy Gallagher is chair of the Senate committee that will assess the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, both its economic and health challenges. It is set for the deep dive, having a final reporting date of mid-2022.

With parliament currently sitting only in fits and starts, Gallagher considers the committee a...

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Can't go outside? Even seeing nature on a screen can improve your mood

  • Written by: Cris Brack, Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Can't go outside? Even seeing nature on a screen can improve your moodDamon Hall/Unsplash, CC BY

Are you feeling anxious or irritated during the coronavirus lockdown? Do you constantly want to get up and move? Maybe you need a moment to engage with nature.

Getting into the great outdoors is difficult at right now. But our research soon to be published in Australian Forestry shows you can improve your mood by...

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  1. why can't people hear in their sleep?
  2. How will the class of COVID-19 get into university? Using year 11 results is only part of the answer
  3. Mobile phones are covered in germs. Disinfecting them daily could help stop diseases spreading
  4. 250 years since Captain Cook landed in Australia, it's time to acknowledge the violence of first encounters
  5. how Captain Cook blundered his first impression with Indigenous people
  6. teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives
  7. Captain James Cook and absent presence in First Nations art
  8. how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony
  9. My ancestors met Cook in Aotearoa 250 years ago. For us, it's time to reinterpret a painful history
  10. An honest reckoning with Captain Cook's legacy won't heal things overnight. But it's a start
  11. revisit Captain Cook’s legacy with the click of a mouse
  12. The stories of Tupaia and Omai and their vital role as Captain Cook's unsung shipmates
  13. for Indigenous people, Cook's voyage of 'discovery' was a ghostly visitation
  14. Botany and the colonisation of Australia in 1770
  15. Captain Cook 'discovered' Australia, and other myths from old school text books
  16. how re-enactments of the Endeavour's voyage perpetuate myths of Australia's 'discovery'
  17. Is God good? In the shadow of mass disaster, great minds have argued the toss
  18. Captain Cook wanted to introduce British justice to Indigenous people. Instead, he became increasingly cruel and violent
  19. why higher carbon dioxide levels isn't only good news even if some plants grow faster
  20. Physical distancing is here for a while – over 100 experts call for more safe walking and cycling space
  21. What is psoriatic arthritis, the condition Kim Kardashian West lives with?
  22. we'll need war bonds, and stimulus on a scale not seen in our lifetimes
  23. what it is and why Zali Steggall wants it investigated
  24. Evidence obesity is a risk factor for serious illness with coronavirus is mounting – even if you're young
  25. China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus
  26. East Arnhem Land artists respond to COVID-19 with the gift of music
  27. Cutting ‘green tape’ may be good politicking, but it’s bad policy. Here are 5 examples of regulation failure
  28. Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You're not alone
  29. Look beyond a silver bullet train for stimulus
  30. 90% out of work with one week’s notice. These 8 charts show the unemployment impacts of coronavirus in Australia
  31. How do we keep family violence perpetrators ‘in view’ during the COVID-19 lockdown?
  32. Cook’s voyages were part of a military mission to conquer and expand
  33. The NRL should reconsider its comeback: it's too soon
  34. Here are 5 ways to flatten the climate change curve while stuck at home
  35. Do I need to floss my teeth?
  36. If more of us work from home after coronavirus we'll need to rethink city planning
  37. Possible byelection looms in marginal seat of Eden-Monaro
  38. the government delivers on data security, but other issues remain
  39. a new word in the tiny (but growing) vocabulary for our emotional connection to the environment
  40. How to help young children regulate their emotions and behaviours during the pandemic
  41. Sydney Chamber Opera livestreams premiere
  42. Labor gains in Newspoll despite Morrison's continued approval surge; Trump's ratings slide
  43. how WWI and WWII spurred scientific innovation in Australia
  44. How Shinzo Abe has fumbled Japan's coronavirus response
  45. how outer urban areas can manage the emergency while reducing future risks
  46. Great time to try: baking sourdough bread
  47. How might coronavirus change Australia's 'Pacific Step-up'?
  48. Snowy 2.0 threatens to pollute our rivers and wipe out native fish
  49. Permanently raising the Child Care Subsidy is an economic opportunity too good to miss
  50. Reconnecting after coronavirus – 4 key ways cities can counter anxiety and loneliness

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