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Australians don’t have a ‘right’ to travel. Does COVID mean our...
By Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University
Australia is a nation of enthusiastic travellers, it is one of our defining national characteristics.
At any given time, around...
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minutes

Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle
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...
3
minutes

Explainer: what is a ‘state of disaster’ and what powers does...
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...
4
minutes

Explainer: why is the South China Sea such a hotly contested...
By Greg Austin, UNSW
In the past week, both the US and Australia rejected large parts of China’s extensive maritime claims in the South China...
6
minutes

Ten-year-olds do not belong in detention. Why Australia must raise the...
For Chris Cunneen, University of Technology Sydney
In Australia, children as young as ten can be held criminally responsible for their actions.
This means they can...
5
minutes

COVID-19 could see thousands of women miss out on having kids,...
By Liz Allen, Australian National University
COVID-19 lockdowns have led to suggestions there could be a “coronial” baby boom.
But while a baby boom as a...
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