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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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  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
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  15. what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?
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  18. new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states' climate gamble
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  20. Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?
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  22. Australia's coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns
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  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
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  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
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  35. new warnings on New Zealand's rivers and lakes
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  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
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