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3 in 4 Australians employed in the creative and performing arts could lose their jobs

  • Written by: Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne
3 in 4 Australians employed in the creative and performing arts could lose their jobsMelbourne Symphony Orchestra

This past week the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed arts and recreation is the hardest hit of all the sectors most affected by government-imposed shutdowns in Australia. At least 53% of the sector is no longer functioning and it is likely these figures will worsen in the coming weeks.

Now, researchers at the...

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Why a 'locals-first' approach doesn't work in a pandemic

  • Written by: Timothy Baker, Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University
Why a 'locals-first' approach doesn't work in a pandemicDARREN ENGLAND/AAP

Toilet paper and ventilators may be unlikely bedfellows, but they serve as powerful symbols of the growing tensions between urban and rural regions in Australia and elsewhere amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last month, the media reported dozens of frenetic “supermarket swoops” across the nation. Busloads of city residents...

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Now more than ever, we need quality health reporting in Australia

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
Now more than ever, we need quality health reporting in AustraliaShutterstock

As the number of COVID-19 infections climbs across the globe, so too do stories about journalism job losses, newsroom cutbacks and masthead closures. This raises the question: what does the pandemic-induced economic crisis mean for public interest journalism?

Our latest research suggests quality health reporting in Australia – an...

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How a 150-year-old experiment with a beam of light showed germs exist -- and that a face mask can help filter them out

  • Written by: Ian Hesketh, ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland
How a 150-year-old experiment with a beam of light showed germs exist -- and that a face mask can help filter them outJohn Tyndall used a beam of light to reveal floating motes of organic matter in the air which he believed carried disease.Shutterstock

Respirators and face masks are staple pieces of personal protective equipment for hospital workers and others in public health, as the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us.

They can protect the wearer, but for diseases...

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  4. don't sacrifice health for 'the economy'
  5. The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent
  6. Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook
  7. Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison
  8. Michelle Grattan on Australia’s 'new normal', education and coronavirus elimination
  9. The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work
  10. here are 3 things to prioritise
  11. So you're going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it
  12. What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC
  13. the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday
  14. smart move, or a premium tech brand losing its way?
  15. what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?
  16. How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows
  17. I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)
  18. new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states' climate gamble
  19. Great time to try: pickling
  20. Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?
  21. Latest coronavirus modelling suggests Australia on track, detecting most cases – but we must keep going
  22. Australia's coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns
  23. how your diet should change with each stage of life
  24. More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown
  25. when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia
  26. 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
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  28. Australia has truly excellent food security
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  30. APRA's extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends
  31. Intergenerational fairness puts COVID-19 obligation on older people
  32. Government funding to Qantas and Virgin to ensure air services on key routes
  33. Even in a pandemic, continue with routine health care and don't ignore a medical emergency
  34. a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus
  35. new warnings on New Zealand's rivers and lakes
  36. Hackers can access your mobile and laptop cameras and record you – cover them up now
  37. How much has Australia really flattened the curve of coronavirus? Until we keep better records, we don't know
  38. East Asian vloggers celebrate the domestic space
  39. Five ways New Zealanders' lives and liberties will be heavily controlled, even after lockdown eases
  40. What can benefit-cost analysis tell us?
  41. Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn't restart them after the pandemic
  42. Hospital beds and coronavirus test centres are needed fast. Here's an Australian-designed solution
  43. Supermarket shelves stripped bare? History can teach us to 'make do' with food
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  47. how advertisers are using (and abusing) the coronavirus to sell
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