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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced some elective surgery can start again in private hospitals, as it becomes clear the health system will cope with the additional coronavirus demand.

According to Google Trends, “Dalgona coffee” has become the most searched type of coffee worldwide, overtaking previous highest peaks for all other kinds of coffee.

COVID-19 has left governments scrambling for balanced economic, social and ethical policy responses.

What would happen if we were able to redesign the homelessness services system so homelessness could be decreased and ultimately ended?

We are witnessing changes in the ways we use our cities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The liveability of our local neighbourhoods has never been more important.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has led a bipartisan call for a global inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, noting Australia will insist on an independent review, not one conducted by the World Health Organisation.

Greg Hunt is set to become the lead ministerial face of the sales effort for the proposed controversial new COVID-19 tracing app, aided by the government’s health professionals.

The near-total shutdown of elective surgery across Australia will end soon, following National Cabinet consideration on Tuesday.

Despite nearly three decades without a recession, Australia’s last proper budget surplus came a dozen years ago – just before the Global Financial Crisis hit.

Recent headlines have suggested COVID-19 can spread up to four metres, drawing into question the current advice to maintain 1.5 metres between people to prevent the spread of the virus.

Patents and related intellectual property rights can present formidable barriers to procuring medicines, vaccines, diagnostic tests and medical devices.

Few people can fault the government’s zeal in staring down the coronavirus and steering a path for Australia to emerge on the other side ready to do business again.

A long-term solution – a vaccine – is many months, probably years, away.

SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has infected almost 2.5 million people around the world and claimed 170,000 lives.

Restrictions are to be eased on elective surgery, enabling a “gradual restart” to procedures next week.

The curve of the COVID-19 epidemic has been flattened in many countries around the world, and it hasn’t been new antivirals or a vaccine that has done it.

Spending time at the beach or taking a walk in the park can help us recover from the mental and physical impacts of life’s stresses.

We have just witnessed an oil price crash like never before taking prices of West Texas Intermediate into deeply negative territory.

Humans are innately social creatures. But as we stay home to limit the spread of COVID-19, video calls only go so far to satisfy our need for connection.

With its plea for a $A1.4 billion government loan rebuffed, Australia’s second major airline has entered voluntary administration.

We knew it would be bad. But we’d hoped it wouldn’t be quite this bad.

We’ve now been social distancing for several weeks. While these measures have allowed us to slow the spread of COVID-19, they’ve also upended our day-to-day lives.

New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, but only after a five-day extension of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions.

At childcare and preschool, children experience belonging to a community and engage actively with their learning.

This past week the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed arts and recreation is the hardest hit of all the sectors most affected by government-imposed shutdowns in Australia. At least 53% of the sector is no longer functioning and it is likely these figures will worsen in the coming weeks.

The plan was to land in Sydney from an overseas trip on a Friday morning and immediately bake Anzac biscuits to bring along to the Country Women’s Association Tea Room at the Royal Easter Show on Saturday.

The government has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address bargaining power imbalances between media companies and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google - and the question of payment for content.

Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s strong stance on the issue of schools, the government’s rejection of a course of elimination, and the prospects of community support for a voluntary contact tracing app.

A young man in his prime, Johan Hoyel was a little shorter than most, but with a strong, lean build. Hoyel had killed a man during an argument, possibly after too much drink, and was due to be executed for his crime.

Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused tens of thousands of deaths around the world and pushed major economies into a tailspin.

The course of human history has been shaped by infectious diseases, and the current crisis certainly won’t be the last time.

COVID-19 has taken Australia and the world by surprise

Parents have heard confusing messages from federal and state governments around sending children to school.

With commercial airline fleets grounded due to lack of demand, the Australian government will pay the nation’s two biggest airlines, Qantas and Virgin Australia, $A165 million to ensure they keep flying critical metropolitan and regional routes over the next two months.

The unprecedented restrictions Australians are living with are working, so far, to curb the rise in new COVID-19 cases.

Donna Lee Brien, CQUniversity Australia Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home. Pickling foods in vinegar or fermenting them in brine is one of the ...

Effective learning is a two-way process between the teacher and students, meaning both need to engage.

For centuries, doctors and care givers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease.

Whether you use Zoom, Skype or Microsoft Teams, the webcam on your home PC or laptop device has probably never been as active as it is during this pandemic.

Lockdowns work. That’s the evidence from many different countries now, including Australia.

After weeks of devastating reports of local newspaper closures and regional broadcast stations turning off local news services, media supporters and observers were united in joy as the Australian government announced a coronavirus relief package for local journalism.

People who use illicit drugs, whether they are dependent or use them occasionally, are potentially at increased risk of harm during the coronavirus pandemic.

It is easy to assume Australia has a free press.

Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home.

Social gatherings with friends and family are an essential part of being human. So it’s no surprise, with real-life gatherings limited to just two people, that people are flocking to apps that can keep us connected virtually.

Even before COVID-19, young Australians were doing it hard in the labour market.

Amid the global spread of COVID-19 we are witnessing an increased focus on gathering food and supplies.

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, many of us feel we have no voice, no ability to affect change. There is nothing we can really do other than try to “flatten the curve”.

If you’re a smoker, there’s really never been a better time to quit.