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1.6KHow do we Exit Lockdown? 4 ‘Next Phase’ Scenarios
Now we’re in lockdown, how can we get out? 4 scenarios to prevent a second wave Australia is effectively in lockdown. Public gatherings...
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Sorry to Disappoint Climate Deniers, but Coronavirus makes the Low-Carbon Transition more Urgent
by John Hewson, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Climate deniers have been hanging out for the United Nations’ next...
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Risdon Prison is No Place for Rehabilitation
It was because torture, flogging, and hanging became repugnant to community sensibilities and their efficacy questioned, that they were ultimately abolished in...
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Pandemic Health Messaging: What Do We Know?
We’ve known about pandemic health messaging since 1918. So when it comes to coronavirus, what has Australia learnt? Australia’s coronavirus public health...
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CSIRO Starts Vaccines Trial
CSIRO has just commenced pre-clinical trials of potential vaccines for COVID-19. The work is being conducted at its high-containment facility in Geelong....
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Coronavirus: What Philosopher Immanuel Kant can Teach us about Panic Buying and Isolation Dodging
The coronavirus crisis has forced us to look at our behaviour in a way that we’re not used to. We are being...
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Scary Red or Icky Green? We Can’t Say What Colour Coronavirus Is
Images of the latest coronavirus have become instantly recognisable, often vibrantly coloured and floating in an opaque background. In most representations, the...
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‘Pandemic Drone’ in Development to Detect People with Coronavirus
A ‘pandemic drone’ to remotely monitor and detect people with infectious respiratory conditions is being developed by the University of South Australia...
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Macquarie Island: A Short History
Discovery Macquarie Island was discovered in 1810 by a sealer named Frederick Hasselburg. He found it by accident while searching for new...
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Fighting fire with fire … and fauna
Climate change is aggravating the seasonal burns that Australia has always known. They won’t be snuffed out, but new ecological strategies may...
