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During times of stress and anxiety we either dream more or remember our dreams more often, as a way of coping with challenging circumstances and new information.
Lockdown throws our relationship with work into the spotlight.
Scientists and academics on how the world might change once this is all over, and if a return to ‘normality’ is even possible.
With restaurants closed and prices dropping, fishers are finding new ways to keep their business above water.
One in 5 of the poorest US households don’t have a car and rely on public transportation to get around.
Why elite athletes may struggle more during self-isolation.
Only a tiny number of viruses are able to make the jump from animals to humans.
The South African government should be spending more, not less, to boost economic growth and create jobs.
Who can and can’t move and why is crucial to understanding the virus.
Five ways coronavirus could change sex and relationships.
Rumours, conspiracy theories, the blame game: sound familiar?
What to do about the schools is set to return centre stage when the national cabinet later this week discusses the next steps in managing the coronavirus – specifically, the first stages of the way to “the other side”.
Some people’s immune systems aren’t able to stop foreign invaders, such as COVID-19, as well as the rest of the population. There are many reasons for this, including illness, medications and age.
Science continues to suggest a link between coronavirus and the gut. We know people with COVID-19 can experience gastrointestinal symptoms. But can the illness spread through faeces?
Health Minister Greg Hunt has issued a warning that the deliberate transmission of COVID-19 can be prosecuted. But the application of a law like this is unclear and could cause unnecessary worry.
Many want to do the right thing – tenants and landlords alike. But they lack guidance on how to go about it while still keeping their own heads above water.
Early data suggests being a smoker might put you at higher risk if you catch coronavirus, so there’s never been a better time to quit. The good news is the benefits are almost immediate.
The same business model that has enabled the cruise industry to prosper could also spell its demise.
The difficulty governments have had in meeting the needs of Canadian workers impacted by the coronavirus crisis has exposed holes in our social safety net and the inadequacy of existing labour laws.
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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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Chair in 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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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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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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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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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
