A cruise ship stranded, temporary memorials, face masks, empty cities … Coronavirus has transformed Australia and these images tell the story.
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Many of us might be feeling particularly attached to our homes amid the pandemic.
Yo-yoing lockdowns are costly and to be avoided if at all possible. Here is what we can do to dramatically improve testing and tracing.
Data trusts are a key part of a health data infrastructure that manages user and patient information in a responsible, transparent and accountable manner.
Food insecurity is income insecurity. After COVID-19, we must no longer tolerate the inequities of corporate charity and the stigma associated with relying on society’s leftovers for those in need.
The prime minister big new plan is a flawed policy in search of the science to back it up.
The turn to private funding of education reduces the responsibility of governments to adequately fund schools and to ensure all children have access to high-quality education programming.
Why UK government would have been wiser to either stick to pure business subsidies or offer its August restaurant scheme seven days a week.
In the policy of the pandemic, experts have emerged to fill the gaps in the decision-making of politicians, with the responsibility for outcomes landing somewhere in the middle.
The experience of the Oxford vaccine and the measures put into place are not unusual. Many phase one and phase two clinical trials have holding rules.
Using random testing, researchers in Indiana were able to calculate death rates by age, race, and sex and found sharp increases in risk of death among older and non-white state residents.
As the UK heads into a recession, here are some simple - and cheap - tips to reduce utility bills and make less of an impact on the planet.
The state government has enlisted a US software company to deploy a data management system that will speed up contact tracing. But security could be a hitch.
Transparency should be the default position of governments – unless fear itself is the greatest risk.
Not all vaccines will work so well in all people. That’s why we need large-scale clinical trials to test candidate vaccines in thousands of people.
Despite thinking of ourselves as anti-authoritarian, Australians have a high tolerance for government intervention in their lives, if they believe it is for the common good.
The 6-foot rule for social distancing doesn’t account for all risks, particularly indoors. Here’s what everyone needs to understand as cooler weather moves more activities inside.
Stoppages of clinical trials are a normal part of the testing process, and show that patient safety is being taken seriously.
The speech from the throne is just around the corner. Will the Liberal government make broad and much-needed economic and social change amid the pandemic, or will it give in to the wealthy again?
International observation will not insulate controversial polls – such as Tanzania’s in October – from malpractices, but will make them less likely and allow them to be exposed.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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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
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde
