Pandemic

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Health & Medicine

The rise and fall in Australia’s life expectancy during the pandemic

Australia is a valuable international case study into life expectancy trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Health & Medicine

What we now know about long COVID and our brains

Almost three years into the global pandemic, we may know more about Post-COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome (PCNS), but there’s a critical need for more global collaboration

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Politics & Society

How COVID lockdowns affected our relationships

COVID-19 forced many of us to stay at home. For some this was a positive, bringing families closer together. But for others, it was lonely and overwhelming

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Business & Economics

Australia’s risky food supply chains

Australia can’t rely on industry and charities to feed people during disasters - government must lead in food security

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Health & Medicine

NSW should be ‘okay’ opening up

New modelling suggests that NSW – as well Victoria and ACT – should have confidence that opening up will be ‘okay’ at 70 to 80 per cent double vaccinated

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Politics & Society

The COVID-19 seafarer crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded on board ships, leading to a ‘crew change crisis’ that needs urgent action

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Health & Medicine

What if Victoria cannot eliminate Delta this time?

If the current hard lockdown in Victoria doesn’t see a dramatic reduction in COVID-19 cases by 2 September, what are the options on the table?

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Sciences & Technology

The nanoparticle ingredient for Australian-made COVID tests

Australia needs to conduct hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 tests each day to monitor infection, but now researchers have developed a local supply chain for a crucial test ingredient

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Sciences & Technology

Which air cleaners work best to remove aerosols that contain viruses?

Many air cleaners claim to remove SARS-CoV-2 virus particles from our homes, offices and classrooms – so what should you be looking for?

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Health & Medicine

We need to talk about elimination vs suppression in Australia again

New epidemiological and economic modelling finds that elimination is better than a suppression strategy for COVID-19

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