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COVID exposed the many faultlines in our federated nation, with some states doing better than others on disease tracking, processing tests, and communicating health messages to the public.
To solve some of these problems, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed to setting up a national centre for disease control and prevention before he was elected. Australia is the only country in the OECD that doesn’t have one.
So what should our own centre for disease control look like, and what would it do? Ben Marais and his colleagues from the University of Sydney explain today.
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Alexandra Hansen
Deputy Editor and Acting Commissioning Editor: Health
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Ben Marais, University of Sydney; Jocelyne Basseal, University of Sydney; Lyn Gilbert, University of Sydney; Tania Sorrell, University of Sydney
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to create an Australian centre for disease control-style organisation to manage future pandemics. Here’s what it needs to do.
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Justin Eastwood, Monash University; Anne Peters, Monash University
Exposure to hot and dry conditions can damage the DNA of nestling birds in their first few days of life – meaning they age earlier and produce less offspring.
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Esmé Louise James, The University of Melbourne
Pompeii is remembered as a place of surprising liberality – but the ‘masturbating man’ is probably a far less lurid tale than assumed.
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Amy Nethery, Deakin University; Matthew Clarke, Deakin University; Peter Ferguson, Deakin University; Zim Nwokora, Deakin University
A survey of former Australian state MPs found 31% experienced serious mental health challenges after leaving parliament.
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Christopher Charles Deneen, University of South Australia
When COVID forced exams online, reports of cheating were rife and proctoring software was problematic. But in-person exams are also flawed, so now’s the time to rethink how assessment works.
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Kate Flaherty, Australian National University
The tragedy of Macbeth issues a warning for our times about the harm that is done when the desire for power drowns out the inner voice of conscience.
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Mark Bray, University of Newcastle; Andrew Stewart, University of Adelaide; Johanna Macneil, RMIT University
We’ve researched co-operation at work for many years – and its much easier to talk about than to achieve, especially in a political system as adversarial as Australia’s.
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Politics + Society
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Sarah Moulds, University of South Australia
Survivors of violence, and those working to support survivors, want to see programs that focus on getting the first response right, every time.
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Health + Medicine
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Amie O'Shea, Deakin University; Diana Piantedosi, Deakin University
People with intellectual disabilities face additional barriers to access and participation in community, which means their voices are often missing from LGBTQ+ events.
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Environment + Energy
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Jodi Rowley, UNSW Sydney; Karrie Rose, University of Sydney
Thousands of sick and dead frogs are turning up around Australia, bizarrely lying out in the open. If you see one, let these scientists know.
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Education
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Margaret Kristin Merga, University of Newcastle
A whole-school approach to literacy is far more effective for students, but few Australian schools have practical plans for building literacy across all subject areas.
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Business + Economy
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Emily Millane, The University of Melbourne
The new prime minister has fewer economic levers to pull than previous Labor governments. That makes taking Australians into his confidence about the need for bolder change all the more important.
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