Strategic risk communication is needed to curb fearmongering and racist sentiments on social media related to COVID-19
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Pemerintah perlu menerapkan strategi komunikasi risiko kesehatan yang efektif untuk mencegah penyebaran ketakutan serta sentimen rasisme di media sosial.
Mendeteksi semua orang yang terkena COVID-19 merupakan masalah global. Ada terlalu banyak penyakit infeksi saluran pernapasan yang ada, seperti pilek dan flu, yang terjadi di berbagai negara.
With commercial broadcasters threatening to thumb their noses at local content quotas, it’s time government finds new tools appropriate for the 21st century television environment.
Coronavirus cases are slowly rising in Australia. We have a good system of testing possible cases and surveilling the population for people who don’t know they have it. But there’s more we could do.
When parents suspect grooming, they should direct their concerns to the school, no matter how trivial it may seem.
A Twitter storm recently erupted over claims ibuprofen can reduce menstrual flow by up to 50%. There is some evidence ibuprofen could make your period lighter – but not by this much.
New research casts light on the pre-colonial mountain settlements in Fiji.
Young people have reason to protest today and call for action on climate change. But they risk anxiety if they feel they are not heard and nothing is done.
Entire populations of prawn ‘super-females’ are now being commercially distributed. The science behind this continues to advance and could have a far-reaching impact on both humans and animals.
We should celebrate the ‘deplatforming’ of the 8chan message board, linked to the El Paso shootings, as a win for the fight against online hate speech. But its removal does not mean the fight is over.
Environmental protections in Australia are built on assumptions about where animals live – and it’s harming our wildlife.
Sex trafficking is the most common form of human trafficking. Globally, an estimated 4.8 million people are forced into sexual exploitation.
Bullying among siblings is more likely to occur when parental resources such as time, money, attention and affection are stretched too thin between siblings.
Aged care facilities are employing fewer registered and enrolled nurses and more carers, which saves money but results in sub-standard care.
A maar is a volcanic crater, often filled with water. New research highlights the similarities between oral stories around the world that shed light on the formation of these craters.
Long known as a spectacle of quirky Euro-kitsch, this year’s contest more closely resembled singing TV shows such as The Voice. Notable exceptions, however, were Iceland’s Hatari and our own Kate Miller-Heidke.
Many of the gowns and costumes at this year’s Met Gala attempted to capture the essence of camp, and in trying to do so missed the point of camp entirely.
La séparation d’un couple a de fortes répercussions sur la vie des enfants. Il est donc important d’amorcer un dialogue avec eux, tout en adaptant les explications à leur âge.
Relocating communities to safer, less exposed areas can help people manage climate hazards, but it’s not a viable solution for everyone.
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Discipline Lead - Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in History, specialising in built heritage and material culture, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Music, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast
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University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Global-Change Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Research Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer and Academic Lead for Work Integrated Learning, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Professor of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Sociology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
