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Lesley Russell
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How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts
Medicare has been mentioned a lot this election campaign. But what have the major parties actually promised? Five experts grade their policies.
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Nursing homes at the centre of the coronavirus pandemic
Lesley Russell looks at the dire impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nursing homes, how this might have been avoided, and what needs to be done in the future.
Briefing paper
The Grim Reaper? Coronavirus and the elderly in Australia and the United States
The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world brings more than illness, death and economic chaos; it brings existential and ethical dilemmas about how to provide care for the elderly who are most at risk of contracting the virus and who are dying as a consequence. This...
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Novel virus, persistent challenges: Australian and American responses to COVID-19 compared
As the novel coronavirus sweeps around the world, public health systems and political leaders in every country are being put to the test. This paper provides a succinct look at how Australia and the United States are tackling the coronavirus pandemic, comparing and contrasting the...
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Where lawyering ends and illegality begins
Donald Trump is drawing on decades of experience in pushing the law beyond its limits, writes Lesley Russell.