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If you’re lucky enough to be able to afford a ski trip, expect it to look different this year. Some extra planning, however, can lower the coronavirus risk to you, your loved ones and the community.
China has grand plans for its US$1 trillion Belt and Road initiative to remake the world order. Here’s what’s driving China’s ambitions – and why the west is nervous.
Of 2,646 hectares of public land being prepared for sale in Victoria, 24 sites are suitable for building high-quality public housing in places of high need. Why isn’t the land being used for this?
New research show a justice system designed to deal with adult perpetrators rather than children is inadvertently making matters worse.
A new report tells us in the first six months voluntary assisted dying was legal in Victoria, 52 people ended their lives. But the report doesn’t tell us everything we need to know.
Damage to water supply infrastructure and catchments during and after bushfires inhibits the treatment processes that normally make our water safe to drink.
As NSW reviews its consent laws, it should look to lessons from other states. While affirmative consent is regarded as the best model, its wording in Victoria offers limited protection in court.
The interim report of Victoria’s mental health royal commission makes some worthwhile recommendations. But if we want to see broad-reaching system change, the state can’t do it alone.
Billions of bogong moths are setting out from Queensland, but not reaching Victoria. We need citizen scientists to help figure out where they’re ending up.
The proposed amendments would provide much-needed updates to Victoria’s vilification laws and bring the state in line with NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT.
Climate change makes every risk factor for major bushfires worse, which means massive, intense fires will only become more likely.
‘Switchers’ who change their energy retailers often are following accepted wisdom, but research shows it saves them far less than expected.
The Victorian parliament should delay its vote on the birth certificate reform bill to allow more consultation with women’s groups and to assess the potential impact on single-sex spaces.
Western Australia might soon become the second state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Its proposed law draws on the Victorian model, but has some important differences, too.
When Flos Greig first entered law school, it was illegal for women to become lawyers. Undeterred, she lobbied for change and became the first woman admitted to the legal profession in Australia.
Queensland has become the latest state or territory to embark on an Indigenous treaty process. But for lasting progress to be made, the federal government cannot shirk its responsibility.
People suffering from mental illness face many challenges, but we don’t always notice the loved ones who do much of the caring behind the scenes.
This week, Victoria has joined several other states and committed to introducing a non-fatal strangulation offence. This move will change the way domestic abusers are prosecuted.
In Australia, the highest rates of mental illness can be found in the poorest sections of society. But poor people with mental disorders often struggle to access the care they need.
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, Avondale College of Higher Education
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hallmark Research Initiative for Affordable Housing, The University of Melbourne
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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
