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Are you worried someone you care about is thinking of suicide? Here's how you can support them from afar

  • Written by: Milena Heinsch, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Brain and Mental Health, University of Newcastle
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We’ve now been social distancing for several weeks. While these measures have allowed us to slow the spread of COVID-19, they’ve also upended our day-to-day lives.

If you’ve found yourself experiencing feelings of fear, anxiety, depression, boredom, anger, frustration or irritability, you’re not alone.

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Don’t worry, your child’s early learning doesn’t stop just because they’re not in childcare

  • Written by: Jeanne Marie Iorio, Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, University of Melbourne
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At childcare and preschool, children experience belonging to a community and engage actively with their learning.

They also collaborate in groups, which helps them learn how to negotiate, listen and engage together.

Learning in this sense is layered and complex in that children aren’t just taught knowledge, but participate in...

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Artists shouldn't have to endlessly demonstrate their value. Coalition leaders used to know it

  • Written by: Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
Artists shouldn't have to endlessly demonstrate their value. Coalition leaders used to know itBell Shakespeare's recent Hamlet tour was cut short by COVID-19. Photo: Brett Boardman

For more than 190,000 Australians employed in the cultural sector, the last month brought a quadrella of horror.

First, having spent decades promoting flexible labour markets, the federal government is now using those same conditions to exclude thousands of casual...

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  1. 3 in 4 Australians employed in the creative and performing arts could lose their jobs
  2. Why a 'locals-first' approach doesn't work in a pandemic
  3. Now more than ever, we need quality health reporting in Australia
  4. How a 150-year-old experiment with a beam of light showed germs exist -- and that a face mask can help filter them out
  5. Has coronavirus killed ideology? No, it's just cycled it around again
  6. As coronavirus widens the renter-owner divide, housing policies will have to change
  7. Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off
  8. don't sacrifice health for 'the economy'
  9. The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent
  10. Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook
  11. Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison
  12. Michelle Grattan on Australia’s 'new normal', education and coronavirus elimination
  13. The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work
  14. here are 3 things to prioritise
  15. So you're going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it
  16. What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC
  17. the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday
  18. smart move, or a premium tech brand losing its way?
  19. what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?
  20. How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows
  21. I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)
  22. new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states' climate gamble
  23. Great time to try: pickling
  24. Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?
  25. Latest coronavirus modelling suggests Australia on track, detecting most cases – but we must keep going
  26. Australia's coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns
  27. how your diet should change with each stage of life
  28. More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown
  29. when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia
  30. This isn't the first global pandemic, and it won't be the last. Here's what we've learned from 4 others throughout history
  31. can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?
  32. Australia has truly excellent food security
  33. The smoke from autumn burn-offs could make coronavirus symptoms worse. It’s not worth the risk
  34. APRA's extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends
  35. Intergenerational fairness puts COVID-19 obligation on older people
  36. Government funding to Qantas and Virgin to ensure air services on key routes
  37. Even in a pandemic, continue with routine health care and don't ignore a medical emergency
  38. a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus
  39. new warnings on New Zealand's rivers and lakes
  40. Hackers can access your mobile and laptop cameras and record you – cover them up now
  41. How much has Australia really flattened the curve of coronavirus? Until we keep better records, we don't know
  42. East Asian vloggers celebrate the domestic space
  43. Five ways New Zealanders' lives and liberties will be heavily controlled, even after lockdown eases
  44. What can benefit-cost analysis tell us?
  45. Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn't restart them after the pandemic
  46. Hospital beds and coronavirus test centres are needed fast. Here's an Australian-designed solution
  47. Supermarket shelves stripped bare? History can teach us to 'make do' with food
  48. How many COVID-19 cases are in each NSW suburb? Search by postcode here
  49. For children in foster care, the coronavirus pandemic could be extremely destabilising
  50. Eradicating the COVID-19 coronavirus is also the best economic strategy

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How Australian Businesses Can Measure SEO ROI

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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

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Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

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How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

Choosing childcare can feel like you’re making a huge decision with limited information. Tours are short, centres are often on their best behaviour, and your child might act differently in a new space...

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Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

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