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When houses earn more than jobs: how we lost control of Australian house prices...

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By Cameron Murray, University of Sydney and Josh Ryan-Collins, UCL Real home prices across Australia have climbed 150% since 2000, while real wages have climbed...
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‘I will never come to Australia again’: new research reveals the suffering of temporary...

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By Laurie Berg, University of Technology Sydney and Bassina Farbenblum, UNSW In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown in March, many temporary visa holders...
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‘No one would even know if I had died in my room’: coronavirus leaves...

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By Alan Morris, University of Technology Sydney; Catherine Hastings, University of Technology Sydney; Emma Mitchell, University of Technology Sydney; Gaby Ramia, University of Sydney,...
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Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle

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By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra The inquiry commissioned by the Berejiklian government into the Ruby Princess COVID-19 disaster has laid blame on NSW health...
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Can ageing really be ‘treated’ or ‘cured’? An evolutionary biologist explains

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By Zachariah Wylde, UNSW | The Conversation As time passes, our fertility declines and our bodies start to fail. These natural changes are what we...
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Every Victorian Year 12 student will have COVID-19 factored into their grade — we...

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By Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Monash University; Christine Grové, Monash University, and Kelly-Ann Allen, Monash University Over the weekend, Victorian Education Minister, James Merlino, announced the individual...
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These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Most have a 100% success...

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By Susan Hazel, University of Adelaide and Anne-Lise Chaber, University of Adelaide | The Conversation What does a pandemic smell like? If dogs could talk,...
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100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps...

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BY Michael Baker, University of Otago; Amanda Kvalsvig, University of Otago, and Nick Wilson, University of Otago On Sunday, New Zealand marked 100 days without...
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Vital Signs: Shorter meetings but longer days – how COVID-19 has changed the way...

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By Richard Holden, UNSW One of the many things COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on is the way many of us work. Those fortunate enough...

Explainer: what is a ‘state of disaster’ and what powers does it confer?

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By Anne Twomey, University of Sydney A “state of disaster” has been declared for the whole of Victoria from 6pm, Sunday August 2, for a...