Articles

How long will I have to wear a mask? Can single...
By Liam Petterson, The Conversation and Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
The Victorian government’s roadmap out of pandemic lockdowns includes new provisions for single people living...
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Goodbye, brain scrapers. COVID-19 tests now use gentler nose swabs
By Craig Lockwood and Lucy Crawford
Early COVID-19 images of swabbing from Wuhan, China, looked more like an Ebola news story — health-care workers fully...
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The modelling behind Melbourne’s extended city-wide lockdown is problematic
By Joshua Gans, University of Toronto
I totally support the goal of eliminating the coronavirus from Victoria and at the same time hopefully eliminating it...
7
minutes

Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable...
By Mitchell P. Jones, Vienna University of Technology
Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable and versatile natural materials. However,...
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Victoria now has a good roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. New...
By Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute
The COVID-19 roadmap for Victoria announced by Premier Daniel Andrews sets the state on the right path. Something like it...
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Trouble at the mall as landlords and tenants ponder mutually assured...
By Matthew Bailey, Macquarie University
“This is not a bluff,” Scott Evans, the chief executive of Mosaic Brands, has said of his threat to permanently...
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