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Victoria’s ‘state of disaster’
Adrian Esterman | August 3, 2020Premier Dan Andrews declared a state of disaster from 6pm on Sunday in Victoria, imposing a nightly curfew on Melbourne and giving the government and police extra powers to enforce the new restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Helping school kids cope
Helen Cahill | August 3, 2020In the wake of an emergency, like the COVID-19 pandemic, social and emotional learning programs in school can play a vital role in supporting student mental wellbeing.
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A lifeline for Australian media?
Rob Nicholls | August 3, 2020Cash strapped Australian media companies have been thrown a lifeline through a new draft code which allows them to bargain – individually or collectively – with Google and Facebook to be paid for the content they provide.
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Why a learner profile makes more sense than the ATAR
David Geelan | August 2, 2020Broadening the ways we measure and represent the outcomes of the senior years of schooling has the potential to broaden our vision of school itself.
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The tiny plants that hold deserts together
Isabelle Dubach | August 2, 2020Miniscule plants growing on desert soils can help drylands retain water and reduce erosion, UNSW researchers have found, but are threatened by over-grazing.
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Farewell to the jumbo-jet
Nancy Schneider | August 2, 2020With flights grounded and Australia’s borders shut, Qantas has retired its final Boeing 747 several months earlier than initially planned. The jumbo jet was pivotal in reducing Australia’s tyranny of distance.
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Opportunism drives China’s cyber-attacks
Tom Uren | August 1, 2020Although there has been a sustained increase in cyber activity targeting Australia, the Chinese state is still focused on stealing western technology, rather than applying foreign policy pressure.
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The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’
Elizabeth Thurbon | August 1, 2020A new grouping of East Asian countries could boost the fight against climate change, just as similar groups have encouraged economic development in the past.
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International pressure can help protect Hong Kong
Rachel Gray | August 1, 2020The UN needs to establish a special envoy to closely monitor the decline of human rights in Hong Kong, says Australia Director at Human Rights Watch and adjunct lecturer at UNSW Law Elaine Pearson.
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The COVID crisis in aged care shows elimination is the only strategy
Richard Holden | July 31, 2020The evidence is in and the answer is clear. We must try and eliminate COVID-19 for the health and economic benefit of Australians of all ages.
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What ruin photography reveals about urban decay and renewal
Ben Knight | July 31, 2020Whether it’s art or porn, ruin photography tells a deeper story than what’s behind the lens.
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The brave new world of agriculture
Open Forum | July 31, 2020Advanced automation and genetic technologies need to be adopted globally in each region to deliver local food production capability that can provide secure sources of food in future pandemics.
