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Latest isolation rules for critical workers gets the balance right. But that’s not the end of the story

Image: Albert Perez/AAPThousands more essential workers will be allowed back to work rather than having to self-isolate for seven days, under new rules agreed by national...

Sunday essay: voices from the bush – how lockdown affects remote Indigenous communities differently

Crystal Bulumbara, Esther Bulumbara, Claire Smith and Nell Brown. Barunga community, Northern Territory. July 2019. Narritj, Author provided (No reuse)What does self-isolation mean when you...

Not all doom and gloom: even in a pandemic, mixed emotions are more common than negative ones

Patrick Fore / Unsplash Much has been written on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on negative emotions, such as rising anxiety and the loneliness of self-isolation.But while...

‘Quiet kindness’ can bolster well-being during coronavirus pandemic

We’re best able to tailor our acts of kindness to the needs of those around us when we see from others’ points of view....

View from The Hill: Scott Morrison announces mandatory self-isolation for all overseas arrivals and gives up shaking hands

Picture: James Ross/AAP Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy was still shaking hands on Sunday morning. But when that afternoon Scott Morrison announced the latest coronavirus...

‘Cabin fever’: Australia must prepare for the social and psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown

As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, we’re seeing mass isolation in virus epicentres, with about 500 million people in China “under varying degrees of quarantine”, and...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.