Lockdown
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CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
Why the Victorian protests should concern us all
Image: AAP/James RossOver the weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered in Melbourne to protest vaccine mandates and the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic bill.While the...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Lonely after lockdown? How COVID may leave us with fewer friends if we are not careful
Picture: Mick Tsikas/AAPMany of us have been struggling with isolation and loneliness during COVID lockdowns, despite the increase in online interactions.Amid concerns over lost friendships and social skills,...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Why you might feel anxious returning to ‘normal’ after lockdown – and how to cope
Picture: Joice Kelly/UnsplashAs lockdown eases today in New South Wales, and will do so in Victoria later this month, many people will begin...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
Free speech doesn’t mean you can say whatever you want, wherever. Here’s how to explain this to kids
Picture: JAMES ROSS/AAPMelbourne has seen days of anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination protests with hundreds of arrests made. Many protesters hold right-wing and extremist views.Police say people have been...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
With a post-lockdown Victoria in sight, the more we can contain transmission now, the easier the road ahead
Picture: James Ross/AAPVictoria’s roadmap out of lockdown, released Sunday, marks an important milestone. It’s a clear commitment to delivering on the National Plan, and...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
What is life going to look like once we hit 70% vaccination?
Picture" Mick Tsikas/AAPMany Australians are looking forward to the time when 70% of over-16s are fully vaccinated, and the freedoms this will bring.This number is...
ARTS/CULTURE FEATURES
When life gives you lemons … 4 Stoic tips for getting through lockdown from Epictetus
Image: Unsplash/Cristina Anne CostelloBorn into slavery, then crippled by his master and exiled by the Emperor Domitian, Epictetus (c.60-135 CE) has become arguably the central...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Public protest or selfish ratbaggery? Why free speech doesn’t give you the right to endanger other people’s health
Mick Tsikas/AAP ImageThousands of demonstrators took to the streets in major Australian cities at the weekend, to protest the rolling lockdowns that have formed a...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
How the Groundhog Day grind of lockdown scrambles your memory and sense of time
Image: YoutubeWith roughly half of Australia in lockdown at the moment, a common experience is a warped sense of time and poor memory....
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
Victoria’s 5-day lockdown may not quash Delta. Here’s what our modelling predicts instead
Daniel Pockett/AAP ImageVictoria has entered a five-day lockdown to control its growing outbreak of the more infectious Delta variant.Until midnight on Tuesday restrictions mean residents are only allowed...
