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Coronavirus pandemic
Opening up state borders makes sense
With Victoria having quashed its second wave, governments around Australia need to accept that this is probably as good as it will get for the time being.
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Victorians deserve to know more about reopening plans
The latest easing of restrictions is welcome, but the state government must tell us its plans for Christmas and the summer beyond.
- The Age's View
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Cyber bullying
The Social Dilemma spotlights a daunting new world
Social media is not going anywhere. We need to learn how to live with it. And we need to teach our children how to live with it too.
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Past sacrifices can make way for hope
The five-kilometre travel measure must go.
- The Age's View
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NZ election
Jacinda Ardern deserves another term
Faced with some of her nation's most harrowing times, the New Zealand Prime Minister has shown a remarkable level of compassion and competence.
- The Age's View
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Superannuation
Superannuation reforms must deliver better value for money
Super needs to be efficient and its benefits have to flow to those who are at risk of poverty in retirement.
- The Age's View
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Anti-corruption
Federal corruption watchdog's work should be visible to public
Australians have repeatedly expressed strong support for a watchdog that conducts open hearings.
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Top public servant's exit the right call, but hotel quarantine questions unresolved
The issues that led to Victoria's botched quarantine system go far beyond any one individual, no matter how high up. They reflect a broader problem that crippled the operation across the board.
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Europe's second wave offers lessons for Australia's summer
While we have the advantage of largely closed international borders, the ability to keep people vigilant will be tested in coming months
- The Age's View
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Coronavirus pandemic
Trump went to COVID school but learnt the wrong lessons
The US president's cavalier and haphazard approach to managing the virus shows he does not "get it" as he claims.
- The Age's View
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Casinos
Regulators must not cut Packer any more slack over casinos
The inquiry has raised huge doubts about the billionaire's fitness to play a role at Crown Resorts.
- The Age's View