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It’s now a matter of when, not if, for Australia. This is how we’re preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases

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Coronavirus It's now a matter of when, not if, for Australia. This is how we're preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases Katherine Gibney, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity; Brett Sutton, Monash University, and Jodie McVernon, University of Melbourne While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to...
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Government triggers emergency plan for COVID-19 pandemic

CORONAVIRUS
The COVID-19 emergency response plan has been activated in its initial phase since January 21. On Thursday, Mr Morrison re-launched it and asked authorities to identify "any gaps in capabilities" and elevate the government's response to "the next phase". The government is preparing to respond to sustained coronavirus transmissions in...
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World Health Organisation “WHO” says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away

CORONAVIRUS
Here’s why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available. Let’s explore why, even with global efforts, it might take this long. Here's why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine...
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The Trickle-up Conspiracy

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“Try as I might, I cannot pinpoint the exact moment or instance, when the world’s conservative parties shifted from extolling tradition and practising good manners, to embracing corruption and malfeasance.” Henry Johnston AIMN 13 Feb 2020 It’s more complicated than that, but there is a timeline that accurately reflects how this...
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Australian democracy is at risk. If we want to save it, we must all play a part

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The Guardian's Katharine Murphy asks Sports rorts. Unlawful robodebts. More than $80m in election donations. Is this the governance we want? According to the Australian Electoral Commission, Clive Palmer spent $83.3m on the 2019 election. The returns – only made available this month (12 months after the election) – also revealed other big...
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‘Bushfire brandalism’: Australian artists replace bus shelter ads with political posters

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“Bushfire Brandalism” Pedestrians in some suburbs of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane would have walked straight past activist artists (vandals, some critics might call them) removing advertising from bus shelters and inserting artwork protesting the Morrison government and its handling of Australia’s bushfire crisis.On Thursday 30 January, pedestrians in some suburbs...
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Coronavirus: how worried should I be about the shortage of face masks? Or can I just use a scarf?

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Corona-virus Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE     Coronavirus: how worried should I be about the shortage of face masks? Or can I just use a scarf? C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW and Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, UNSW The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of...
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Corona virus COVID 19 – Live worldwide cases of corona-virus infections

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Roughly 50 million people are under quarantine in China. Thousands of travelers are being screened at airports every day. Armies of disease detectives are knocking on doors around the world in hopes of halting the new coronavirus in its tracks. Despite all the colossal efforts to contain the virus, scientists...
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Morrison’s Sports grant review is a joke

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Why we need strong ethical standards for ministers – and better ways of enforcing them Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked his department to probe whether Bridget McKenzie was in breach of ministerial standards in her handling of the sports grants program. Mick Tsikas/AAP Howard Whitton, University of Canberra Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
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The Devil and Scott Morrison

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What do we know about the prime minister’s Pentecostalism? By James Boyce In his first major speech as prime minister, Scott Morrison pointed to his heart and told Australians that “I’ve come to talk to you today about what’s in here”. Striding the Albury stage, calling for people to love each...
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