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The return of international students
Helen Forbes Mewett | September 8, 2020Although many sectors have been hit hard by the pandemic, the impact on the university sector has been particularly pronounced, but plans for the return for international students are being made already.
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Our food system needs an overhaul
Open Forum | September 8, 2020The Australian government needs a strategic policy approach to food, according to a new report by the Commission for the Human Future.
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Actions speak louder than words
Michael Shoebridge | September 7, 2020The detention of Australian journalist Cheng Lei gives lie to Chinese President Xi’s supposed ‘reform and opening up’ agenda.
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Better ways to manage quarantine
Marika Vicziany | September 7, 2020“He shall be unclean as long as the disease is on him. Being unclean, he shall dwell apart; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.” – The Book of Leviticus 13-14
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Will the National Cabinet change Federal-State relations?
Zim Nwokora | September 7, 2020The much-heralded success of the national cabinet is more related to the extraordinary circumstance in which it operates than its revolutionary design.
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Engaging culturally diverse communities during COVID-19
Nicole Butcher Bishop | September 6, 2020The COVID-19 response in Victoria, Australia needs a stronger focus on working with poorer and culturally and linguistically diverse communities to contain the virus and allow the lifting of lockdowns.
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Premiers facing elections play hardball with hard borders
Michelle Grattan | September 6, 2020That old adage “never get between a premier and a bucket of money” has become “never get between a premier and a COVID election”.
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Surviving the self-inflicted recession
Richard Holden | September 6, 2020Governments around the world have voluntarily shut down their economies for the first time in history. How will Australia escape this unprecedented situation to restart its economy?
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Melbourne’s COVID car crunch
Open Forum | September 5, 2020When Melbourne goes back to work after stage 4 restrictions are lifted, commuters are likely to shun public transport in favour of their cars, potentially causing gridlock after weeks of empty roads.
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Coming to a head
Open Forum | September 5, 2020Coming to a head
A Monash research team studying head impacts at the elite level of Australian football say it’s too soon to make a direct link between concussion in the sport and brain problems later in life.
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Investing in the future after COVID-19
Andrew Elek | September 5, 2020Even the darkest cloud has a silver lining and COVID offers governments around the world an unprecedented opportunity to invest in a better future, not least by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
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Loving to learn in lockdown
Pearl Subban | September 4, 2020For introverted students, educators and professionals who enjoy routine, predictability and quiet reflection, being confined to their homes has given them a chance to thrive.
