It’s a great time to learn how to ferment foods. And don’t turn your nose up at frozen veggies - they can be just as nutritious as some of the fresh produce in shops.
How do you know what you’re reading and hearing about COVID-19 is based on fact not myth? Here are the basics, and we’ve created an at-a-glance infographic to make it easier to digest.
Many school kids may be studying from home as their schools have closed or they need to isolate themselves for other reasons. Parents won’t need to be teachers, but more teachers’ aids.
Cleaning workers spray disinfectant at Bung Karno aquatic stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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We’re running out of interest rates to cut to keep the economy from sinking. Before the next recession occurs, we need to come with an effective approach to monetary policy.
Australians should now be practising social distancing to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. By creating more space between yourself and others you decrease the risk of person-to-person…
Government policies and nursing home operators will need to navigate a delicate balance: how to protect older people from COVID-19 while maintaining their rights to social engagement.
Chief executive Alan Joyce and crew members at the Qantas centenary in 2019.
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Canada’s decisions about its border closures prompt us to reflect on how we should apply measures of social distancing that are not harmful to others and that still protect human dignity.
Some of the old rules may no longer apply.
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Families may want to relax some of their usual rules for digital media use due to social distancing. But keeping bedtime screen-free still makes sense.
Governments have been keen on investing in defence and national security, less so in human security. The current crises show it’s time that changed.
With schools closed, parents such as Jennifer Green, left, and Lisa Spalding, right, must stay at home with their children.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand