Mobile phones – a smart way to parent
Parents using smartphones are often portrayed as neglectful but new research has found the opposite could be true. A team of researchers from Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University and...
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Pandemic pause on social services puts more women at risk
The COVID-19 gender gap is even wider for the most vulnerable women in society. While many reports have shown...
Night work needs a shift
It’s reassuring knowing our hospital and emergency workers are on call 24-7 but what about the cost to their...
A nation of couch potatoes
We don’t move enough in the best of times, and researchers are concerned that being more home-bound during the...
Twitter chatter shows what mattered in the first 100 days of COVID
When historians come to tell the tale of how the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, our social media...
“I” before “we”, except during COVID-19
The self-absorbed language of children has been turned on its head during the pandemic, according to new analysis from...
Pandemic drives Aussies to drink
Wine o’clock has come earlier and more frequently for women with child caring responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alcohol...
Millions of volunteer hours lost each week during COVID crisis
One of the biggest hits to the Australian economy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been in a sector where...
The silent cost of COVID-19 – Languages lost as pandemic spreads
COVID-19’s deadly rampage across the globe has not just left ravaged economies and untold personal grief. It has accelerated...
Nowhere to hide prompts trauma concerns for COVID-19 reporters
Journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic are just as exposed to trauma risks as those covering civil war and natural...