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Our government, suggest the authors, risks traumatizing its citizens with its failure to slow the spread of COVID-19.
We can use anxious thoughts as triggers to engage in activities that not only manage anxiety but to help us build positive mental health habits for the future.
Fears have circulated over a drug used to treat high blood pressure and whether it increases mortality in those with COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.
It’s not enough to say the science has changed – now, more than ever, we need clear accountability and transparency about the government’s decisions
Scott Morrison has announced new limits of five people at weddings to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In the era of social distancing, it could even be time to consider legalising proxy marriages.
All non-urgent elective surgery is being suspended, to free up resources as hospitals prepare to deal with the full impact of COVID-19.
As New Zealand enters a four-week lockdown, some business leaders will get their workers through better than others. Five key principles can make all the difference.
It’s normal to feel worried, anxious and edgy amid income losses, working from home requirements and concerns about loved ones’ risk of coronavirus. But some people will need mental health support.
Infections like coronavirus can kill the nerves that let you smell, but they’ll usually grow back within weeks.
Australia’s unemployment benefits are now middle of the pack, but the package treats two-income couples badly.
The release of lower-threat prisoners will go a long way to stopping the spread of COVID-19 among prisoners and the wider community.
Platforms like Airbnb have been blamed for reducing the rental housing supply and pushing up rents. But investors seeking more security might now want to offer their properties to long-term renters.
If the coronavirus is a lock, a drug to defeat it is a key that needs to fit just right.
When this feeling dawned on me years ago on one of many early morning drives to Canberra during my PhD, it was almost crippling.
Across the world, people have spontaneously gathered on balconies to create music – and community – in the face of isolation and fear.
The decision to reschedule the Olympic and Paralympic Games was the right move. But how should we decide whether and when the Games should now be held?
One way to maintain our well-being might be to reflect on others’ needs and devise ways to be quietly kind.
Online learning can actually be as effective as when classes are delivered face-to-face. But teachers need training to do this effectively.
Previous and current research on coronaviruses helps inform the response to the current pandemic, but funding cuts could threaten these programs.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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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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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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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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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
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
