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The psychology of comfort food

  • Written by: Joanne Dickson, Associate Professor of Psychology, Edith Cowan University
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Amid the global spread of COVID-19 we are witnessing an increased focus on gathering food and supplies.

We’ve seen images of supermarket shelves emptied of basics such as toilet paper, pasta, and tinned foods. Messages to reassure people there would be continued supply of provisions has done little to ease public...

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For most universities, there's little point to the government's COVID-19 assistance package

  • Written by: Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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COVID-19 has hit the higher education sector hard – with an up to A$4.6 billion estimated loss of revenue from international students.

The government will not compensate universities for international student losses. But on Easter Sunday Education Minister Dan Tehan announced limited financial assistance for higher education, aime...

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what makes hairdressing 'essential'? Even the hairdressers want to close

  • Written by: Hannah McCann, Lecturer in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne

As part of sweeping social-distancing measures, on March 24 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced nail salons, tanning, waxing and most other beauty services would be closed – but hair salons could remain open with a 30-minute per client time restriction.

There was much criticism this limit was both unfeasible and highly gendered, and it...

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why pets are at risk during this pandemic

  • Written by: Heather Fraser, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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In a few short months the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a series of dramatic social, political and environmental changes. Yet the focus remains resolutely on humans, leaving animals largely out of the picture.

While it was first presumed animals constituted a risk vector for COVID-19, the World Health Organisation states “the...

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  2. How some Australian media are failing us on coronavirus
  3. how white roofs help to reflect the sun's heat
  4. National and state leaders may not always agree, but this hasn't hindered our coronavirus response
  5. View from The Hill – So you wanted to spend more time with the kids?
  6. What does it mean to be immunocompromised? And why does this increase your risk of coronavirus?
  7. We don't know for sure if coronavirus can spread through poo, but it's possible
  8. Transmitting COVID-19 to another person could send you to prison for life. Here's why this is worrisome
  9. 4 ways to be a good landlord in a time of coronavirus
  10. Smoking increases your coronavirus risk. There's never been a better time to quit
  11. This could be the end of the line for cruise ships
  12. Gaming fosters social connection at a time of physical distance
  13. Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
  14. While towns run dry, cotton extracts 5 Sydney Harbours' worth of Murray Darling water a year. It's time to reset the balance
  15. My skin's dry with all this hand washing. What can I do?
  16. The last thing companies should be doing right now is paying dividends
  17. Hotels are no 'luxury' place to detain people seeking asylum in Australia
  18. Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last until the country's elections later in the year?
  19. Coronavirus debate turns to whether Australia should embrace 'elimination' strategy
  20. Great time to try: starting a vegetable garden
  21. How long are you infectious when you have coronavirus?
  22. Australia had rent control in wartime. War on coronavirus demands the same response
  23. What should we do with 1 billion hours of time? Australia's COVID-19 opportunity
  24. The coronavirus lockdown is forcing us to view 'screen time' differently. That's a good thing
  25. Destitution on Australia's hardening border with PNG – and the need for a better aid strategy
  26. our good intentions usually fall short. Here are 4 ways to shop responsibly
  27. Trade apprentices will help our post COVID-19 recovery. We need to do more to keep them in work
  28. Headlines promise Australia's on the 'cusp' of defeating coronavirus. We're not and it's too soon to relax restrictions
  29. Coronavirus highlights the painful political truth about health inequality. Is social democracy the answer?
  30. today's grandmothers grew up protesting. Now they have nothing to lose
  31. Forget old screen 'time' rules during coronavirus. Here's what you should focus on instead
  32. Coronavirus an ‘existential threat’ to Africa and her crowded slums
  33. What a simulated Mars mission taught me about food waste
  34. With everyone stuck indoors, esports is poised for its time in the sun
  35. Open or else face funding cut – Minister Tehan's edict to independent schools
  36. Australia's coronavirus debate turns to the way out
  37. MPs Tim Watts, Fiona Martin, Clare O'Neil and Helen Haines talk about serving their electorates during the coronavirus crisis
  38. Michelle Grattan on Australia's exit out of coronavirus restrictions
  39. what causes a 'second wave' of disease outbreak, and could we see this in Australia?
  40. What to do if you've been fined for breaching coronavirus restrictions
  41. The coronavirus lockdown might help limit this year's flu season – but you should still get your flu jab anyway
  42. Easter eggs can bring a little 'normality' to kids in isolation. But should we ration them or let kids eat how many they like?
  43. Scientific modelling is steering our response to coronavirus. But what is scientific modelling?
  44. Teachers could be called on to estimate year 12 student grades – this is fairer than it sounds
  45. Personalities that thrive in isolation and what we can all learn from time alone
  46. The psychology of lockdown suggest that sticking to rules gets harder the longer it continues
  47. Most laws ignore ‘human-wildlife conflict’. This makes us vulnerable to pandemics
  48. Could coronavirus bring back our faith in experts?
  49. From the bushfires to coronavirus, our old 'normal' is gone forever. So what's next?
  50. cleaning the house (while fitting in a workout)

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