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Patients with COVID-19 shouldn’t have to die alone. Here’s how a loved one could be there at the end

Image: Shuttlestock While the number of new COVID-19 cases in Victoria continues to trend downwards, we’re still seeing a significant number of deaths from...

Message from Daniel Andrews on the Extension to the State of Emergency

 I know some people have strong feelings about the State of Emergency legislation that passed the Upper House last night.   Debate is healthy. Differing opinions...

More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic

Picture: Shuttlestock Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means opportunities for victims of...

Nine Melbourne tower blocks put into ‘hard lockdown’ – what does it mean, and will it work?

Daniel Pockett/AAP Image The Victorian government’s decision to “close and contain” nine public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne represents a significant escalation in the...

Global report gives Australia an A for coronavirus response but a D on climate

James Gourley/AAP Image The global Sustainable Development Report 2020, released this week in New York, ranks Australia third among OECD countries for the effectiveness...

‘Kissing can be dangerous’: how old advice for TB seems strangely familiar today

Image: Shuttlestock We’ve been reminded about avoiding hugging or kissing, especially among large family groups, in light of the recent Melbourne coronavirus clusters. But alerting the...

4 ways our streets can rescue restaurants, bars and cafes after coronavirus

Picture: Nils Versemann/Shutterstock As Australia re-opens, the bars, cafes and restaurants that give life to our streets face a tough ask: stay open and stay...

The coronavirus has thrust human limitations into the spotlight. Will it mark the rise of automation?

Picture: Hendrik Schmidt/DPA The coronavirus pandemic has caused a massive surge in global unemployment. It has also highlighted the increasingly valuable role of automation in today’s...

Health-care workers share our trauma during the coronavirus pandemic – on top of their own

Picture: Supamotion/Shutterstock Health-care staff are trained to deal with whatever comes through the hospital doors. But COVID-19 is a completely different ballgame. During this pandemic, health-care...

Not all doom and gloom: even in a pandemic, mixed emotions are more common than negative ones

Patrick Fore / Unsplash Much has been written on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on negative emotions, such as rising anxiety and the loneliness of self-isolation. But while...
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