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For older people and those with chronic health conditions, staying active at home is extra important – here's how

  • Written by: Rachel Climie, Exercise Physiologist and Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Fitbit recently released data showing a global decrease in physical activity levels among users of its activity trackers compared to the same time last year.

As we navigate the coronavirus pandemic, this is not altogether surprising. We’re getting less of the “incidental exercise” we normally get from going about our...

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as culture moves online, regional organisations need help bridging the digital divide

  • Written by: Indigo Holcombe-James, Sessional academic, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University

Museums, galleries and artist collectives around the world are shutting their doors and moving online in response to coronavirus. But engaging with audiences online requires access, skills and investment.

My research with remote Aboriginal art centres in the Northern Territory and community museums in Victoria shows moving to digital can widen the...

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there was no time to make it perfect

  • Written by: Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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No Australian government has ever spent A$130 billion so quickly.

Last Tuesday, when the Prime Minister announced the government would subsidise six million jobs for six months to the tune of $1,500 a fortnight, the nation’s economists were left speechless.

Today, the government unveiled the legislation to be considered by the...

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Why temporary migrants need JobKeeper

  • Written by: Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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The centerpiece of the Commonwealth government’s COVID-19 economic stimulus program is JobKeeper. Priced at A$130 billion, it will pay eligible employers $1,500 per fortnight for each eligible employee for up to six months.

The aim, according to the government fact sheet, is to

support employers to maintain their connection to...

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  20. Sorry to disappoint climate deniers, but coronavirus makes the low-carbon transition more urgent
  21. During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. Some are doing it again now
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  24. Can I visit my boyfriend or my parents? Go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in the Northern Territory and Tasmania
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  26. What does the coronavirus pandemic sound like? The voices of people struggling, secluding and surviving around the world
  27. Australia's telcos, banks and supermarkets granted exemption to cartel laws
  28. Young people are anxious about coronavirus. Political leaders need to talk with them, not at them
  29. Sleep won't cure the coronavirus but it can help our bodies fight it
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  34. Thanks to coronavirus, Scott Morrison will become a significant prime minister
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  37. Scott Morrison is steering in the right direction, but we're going to need a bigger boat
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  39. Imagine if we could extract a permanent vaccine against hyper-partisanship from COVID-19
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  41. Democracy 2025 - How does Australia compare: what makes a leading democracy? With Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans and Ian Chubb
  42. Morrison has rescued childcare from COVID-19 collapse – but the details are still murky
  43. Free child care to help nearly one million families, especially workers in essential services
  44. Who can get tested for coronavirus?
  45. 1 in 10 children affected by bushfires is Indigenous. We've been ignoring them for too long
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  47. what are Australia's obligations to cruise ships off its coast under international law?
  48. Can I still go to the dentist? How coronavirus is changing the way we look after our teeth
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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

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

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If your appeal was with Gold Migration Lawyers, a recent change to how the Tribunal decides cases ...

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