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Students less focused, empathic and active than before – technology may be to blame

  • Written by Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy, UNSW
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Teachers say most students have lost the ability to focus, are less empathetic and spend less time on physical activity.

These are some of the results from our Growing Up Digital Australia study, in which we surveyed almost 2,000 teachers and school leaders across Australia.

We asked them how students from primary school to year 12 have...

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Regional media get COVID lifeline but ABC, SBS remain in peril

  • Written by Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University
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After weeks of devastating reports of local newspaper closures and regional broadcast stations turning off local news services, media supporters and observers were united in joy as the Australian government announced a coronavirus relief package for local journalism.

The four-part initiative has been designed to assist local newspapers...

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what Donald Trump's funding cuts to WHO mean for the world

  • Written by Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney

US President Donald Trump has announced the US is cutting its funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) – a decision that will have major implications for the global health response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The US contributes more than US$400 million to the WHO per year, though it is already US$200 million in arrears. It is the...

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Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here's how to reduce the harms

  • Written by Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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People who use illicit drugs, whether they are dependent or use them occasionally, are potentially at increased risk of harm during the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus is too new to know the exact interaction with illicit drugs. There has been no peer reviewed research yet, and we don’t know how many people who have...

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  1. How will the coronavirus recession compare with the worst in Australia's history?
  2. what did the High Court find in the Annika Smethurst v AFP case?
  3. The High Court rules in favour of News Corp, but against press freedom
  4. Media receives some government relief after coronavirus hit
  5. There's a good chance you're new to The Conversation – here's how we deliver news differently
  6. A temporary income tax hike is the bitter but equitable pill Australia should swallow
  7. New Zealand's coronavirus elimination strategy has united a nation. Can that unity outlast lockdown?
  8. How to keep a coronavirus-safe distance when you're jogging or cycling
  9. Great time to try: learning to draw
  10. Banning visitors to aged care during coronavirus raises several ethical questions – with no simple answers
  11. how to help the young
  12. Fix housing and you'll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities
  13. The psychology of comfort food
  14. For most universities, there's little point to the government's COVID-19 assistance package
  15. what makes hairdressing 'essential'? Even the hairdressers want to close
  16. why pets are at risk during this pandemic
  17. beware the cyber risks of virtual meet-up apps like Houseparty
  18. How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus
  19. how white roofs help to reflect the sun's heat
  20. National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn't hindered our coronavirus response
  21. View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?
  22. What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?
  23. We don't know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it's possible
  24. Transmitting COVID-19 to another person could send you to prison for life. Here's why this is worrisome
  25. 4 ways to be a good landlord in a time of coronavirus
  26. Smoking increases your coronavirus risk. There's never been a better time to quit
  27. This could be the end of the line for cruise ships
  28. Gaming fosters social connection at a time of physical distance
  29. Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
  30. While towns run dry, cotton extracts 5 Sydney Harbours' worth of Murray Darling water a year. It's time to reset the balance
  31. My skin's dry with all this hand washing. What can I do?
  32. The last thing companies should be doing right now is paying dividends
  33. Hotels are no 'luxury' place to detain people seeking asylum in Australia
  34. Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until the country's elections later in the year?
  35. Coronavirus debate turns to whether Australia should embrace 'elimination' strategy
  36. Great time to try: starting a vegetable garden
  37. How long are you infectious when you have coronavirus?
  38. Australia had rent control in wartime. War on coronavirus demands the same response
  39. What should we do with 1 billion hours of time? Australia's COVID-19 opportunity
  40. The coronavirus lockdown is forcing us to view 'screen time' differently. That's a good thing
  41. Destitution on Australia's hardening border with PNG – and the need for a better aid strategy
  42. our good intentions usually fall short. Here are 4 ways to shop responsibly
  43. Trade apprentices will help our post COVID-19 recovery. We need to do more to keep them in work
  44. Headlines promise Australia's on the 'cusp' of defeating coronavirus. We're not and it's too soon to relax restrictions
  45. Coronavirus highlights the painful political truth about health inequality. Is social democracy the answer?
  46. today's grandmothers grew up protesting. Now they have nothing to lose
  47. Forget old screen 'time' rules during coronavirus. Here's what you should focus on instead
  48. Coronavirus an ‘existential threat’ to Africa and her crowded slums
  49. What a simulated Mars mission taught me about food waste
  50. With everyone stuck indoors, esports is poised for its time in the sun
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