Health
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Victorian health minister Jenny Mikakos resigns after premier’s testimony to inquiry
Victoria’s health minister Jenny Mikakos will resign from parliament after Premier Daniel Andrews told an inquiry she was “accountable” for…
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‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders
It was also feared that, at the same time, conditions would prevent women from coming forward. Authors The Conversation We…
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Boris Johnson announces new restrictions in UK amid second wave of coronavirus infections
The package of new restrictions, announced by the Prime Minister on Tuesday, includes a continued work-from-home policy where possible and…
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‘The workload was intense’: what parents told us about remote learning
Many parents in Melbourne and some in regional Victoria will still be doing for some of term four. Authors The…
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Public backs nations cooperating, but questions UN: Survey
People generally favor nations cooperating, and welcome, for example, how the World Health Organization has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Brett Sutton rose to cult status during the coronavirus pandemic.
Queensland’s chief health officer recently revealed she lives with permanent police protection, raising questions about her treatment compared to male…
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In war-torn Syria, the coronavirus pandemic has brought its people to the brink of starvation
The civil war in Syria has been overshadowed as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and its grim economic…
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Ten Facts about COVID-19 and the U.S. Economy
The pandemic has disrupted lives, pushed the hospital system to its capacity, and created a global economic slowdown. Lauren Bauer,…
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Liberty Victoria very concerned about proposed new powers introduced in the COVID-19 ( Emergency Measures ) Bill
We have previously publicly discussed these concerns in the media. There are already powers to detain in the Public Health and…
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3 keys to meaningful work: an employer who cares about the environment, society and you
Given this, most of us want work that’s more than just a source of income. Authors The Conversation We want…
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Covid lockdown rules more divisive than Brexit, survey finds
Mask-wearing and lockdown rules are now causing deeper social fractures than Brexit, according to a UK-wide study which suggests that…
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Grattan on Friday: When grief meets politics, it is sad and ugly
But on the issue of ultimate responsibility, situations can become tricky, as Annastacia Palaszczuk and Daniel Andrews found this week.…
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Gaza’s New Coronavirus Fears
A cluster of coronavirus cases indicates that community transmission is occurring in the Gaza Strip. Israel should relax its blockade…
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Coroner demands culturally-safe support for women after suicide ‘cluster’
Normally he’d attend two a year, but within months a suicide cluster among vulnerable migrant women of South Asian background…
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What happened to ‘we are all Melburnians now’?
How quickly that spirit evaporated. Steve Bracks The Age The Prime Minister has reverted to type… What happened to…
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At 31, I have just weeks to live. Here’s what I want to pass on
At the beginning of April I wrote a piece for the Guardian. If you haven’t read it, the headline pretty…
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