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Some Australian universities might have to merge to remain viable

By Emil Temnyalov, University of Technology Sydney Both COVID-19 and increasing discord with the Chinese government could lead to much lower international student revenues in...
Education
5
minutes
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What is the COVID ‘bubble’ concept, and could it work in...

By Mary-Louise McLaws, UNSW The concept of a COVID-19 “germ bubble” refers to close contacts with whom we don’t practise mask use or keep physical...
Health
4
minutes
Melbourne | Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash

Multicultural awards set to recognise outstanding Victorians

The Victorian Government and the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) is set to honour people and organisations that have greatly contributed to the state’s multiculturalism. Minister for...
Multicultural
2
minutes
Wages caricature by Wes Mountain in The Conversation

Australia’s top economists oppose the next increases in compulsory super: new...

By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The five consecutive hikes in compulsory super contributions due to start next July should...
Business + Economy
6
minutes
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Creating a COVID-19 vaccine is only the first step. It’ll take...

By Adam Kamradt-Scott, University of Sydney The world is hoping a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine will soon become available. So far, more than 160...
COVID-19
5
minutes
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8 ways the coronavirus can affect your skin, from COVID toes,...

By Michael Freeman, Bond University As the pandemic progresses, we’re growing increasingly aware COVID-19 affects multiple parts of the body beyond the lungs. That includes...
COVID-19
4
minutes