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.
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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.
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.
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.
Soldiers on Australian streets are not a common sight outside parades. But the current pandemic requires a much more coordinated and strategic response – and a bigger role from the ADF.
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.
Previous and current research on coronaviruses helps inform the response to the current pandemic, but funding cuts could threaten these programs.
Historically, pandemics have brought about profound societal improvements. Will that happen this time?
If you know your own personality traits, you might then be better placed to resist your worst unthinking impulses in a time of high anxiety.
Parks have a vital role to play for both physical and mental wellbeing.
Governments can staunch the current economic collapse without returning to the status quo.
In the eight weeks before the first person with COVID-19 died in the UK mortality rates had been mercifully low.
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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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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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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Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
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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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Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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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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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
