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Lockdown makes life tougher for those in rehab

Lockdown poses big challenges for those in rehabilitation, who rely on social interaction to aid ...  
Bloody Idiot of the Week — Episode 17: COVIDiots unmasked

Well, it's all about unmasking the idiots and COVIDiots this week.   
It doesn't feel like 'we are all in this together'

Australia’s COVID-19 experience is quickly creating a mental health minefield, writes Naomi ...  
Suicide toll may decrease for Australia overall but not for First Peoples

Gerry Georgatos puts forth a different argument to what other researchers believe, in that COVI ...  
MUNGO MACCALLUM: Political squabbling is worsening COVID-19 crisis

In a time where leadership and responsibility is more crucial than ever, our government is playing ...  
COVID-19 demands a social democratic response, not a neoliberal disaster

Across the world, social democracies have fared much better than countries ruled by neoliberalism ...  
There is a better approach to recreational drugs

Regulating recreational drugs would provide benefits in relation to health, crime and the econo ...  
The personal impact of the elective surgery backlog

The delays in elective surgeries due to the pandemic, while necessary, have been difficult to deal ...  
Wren's Week: COVID-19 complacency escalated by conservative commentary

The escalation of COVID-19 cases in Victoria has been made worse by the attitudes of conservative ...  
Dutton misleads on his role in protecting public health

Dutton denies his public health role in the Ruby Princess debacle — but the Migration Act says ...  
Jim's Mowing and Karen's Bunnings dangerous adventures

It’s time we called out Karen, Jim et al for what they are: dangerously irresponsible individ ...  
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EDITORIAL: Jim's Mowing and Karen's Bunnings dangerous adventures

It’s time we called out Karen, Jim et al for what they are: dangerously irresponsible ...  
The rise of police power due to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has made work for the police force even more difficult and dangerous than ...  
Overseas students — what is happening and why it matters to our economy

Governments need to plan for the long term economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the ...  
Scott Morrison's 'daggy dad' facade is a lesson in hypocrisy

Recent social media posts by Scott Morrison show a leader seizing an opportunity and playing a ...  
July numbers prove pandemic progress

Countries successfully controlling the coronavirus are in all regions of the world, although ...  
Coronavirus unveils all: Aged care and the Victorian crisis

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed poor management within the aged care sector.  
Disabled, elderly and carers — a history of Centrelink coronavirus supports

When it comes to the coronavirus supports offered by the Government, disabled people, the elderly ...  

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