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Opinion

We probably can't eliminate COVID in Australia forever

7 July 2021

The Conversation: Moving away from an elimination approach to a long-term management strategy requires us to rapidly vaccinate most of the population, as vaccination significantly reduces severe outcomes from COVID.

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Opinion

Tourism operators are reeling from lockdowns, but the barriers to a full post-COVID recovery go far deeper

6 July 2021

The Conversation: With much of Australia in and out of lockdowns over the past month, tourism operators are reeling.

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Opinion

Condoms, vaccines & sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety

5 July 2021

The Conversation: The Tokyo Olympics are less than three weeks away. And the pressure is on for the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Opinion

Nearly 40% of Australian families can’t ‘afford’ childcare

30 June 2021

The Conversation: Childcare is unaffordable for more than 385,000 Australian families, a new report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows.

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Opinion

Bridging the higher education/industry gap

25 June 2021

How can universities collaborate with industry and the wider education system to help young people move successfully into skilled careers and continually up-skill and re-skill thereafter?

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Opinion

Stopping, blocking and dampening -- how Aussie drugs in the pipeline could treat COVID-19

24 June 2021

While widespread vaccination is key in our fight against COVID-19, people who are infected still need better treatment to improve their chance of survival and making a full recovery.

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Opinion

More stress, unclear gains: are selective schools really worth it?

17 June 2021

Thousands of primary and secondary students in Sydney and Melbourne are preparing for selective entrance exams. But are they worth it?

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Opinion

Time to gender parity has blown out to 135 years. Here's what women can do to close the gap

2 June 2021

At the current rate at which the gender inequality gap is being closed, it will take 135.6 years to close the gap worldwide.

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Opinion

COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed

24 May 2021

The Conversation: Alarm bells rang internationally last week when Taiwan announced it was moving to its second highest COVID alert level after a recent surge of cases.

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