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After evolving a digital heart (not the pacemaker kind) out of inky veins, Jamie just wants an excuse to learn something new. But he’s fully aware his 32 years’ experience in the news industry has given him just enough knowledge to be dangerous. International affairs. History. Defence. Science. Space. Technology. He has a fascination for them all – particularly when it comes to social fallout. Translating tough concepts into common terms is his craft. His passion is to explore the big picture encompassing world events.

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The wind catches the protective gown of a first responder as she gets ready to transport a patient to the emergency department of the Verdun Hospital, Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Reason we need a COVID-19 Plan C

While billions suffer under blunt lockdown measures to quash the spread of the virus, much of the world’s bet is on a vaccine. But what if it doesn’t come?

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 20: An as yet to be updated sign at Maroubra beach on April 20, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Coogee, Maroubra and Clovelly beaches in Randwick council reopened today for exercise only. Several beaches in Sydney's Eastern suburbs were closed March 28, after large crowds were seen gathering at Bondi Beach despite social distancing orders in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Rolling lockdowns could be the new normal

Australia is preparing to cautiously lift the first virus restrictions next week – but a return to “normal” could still be years away.

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05/04/2020. Cronulla beach, Sydneys longest (4.8km) is one of the last beaches still open. Manly and most other northern beaches closed today due to overcrowding (500+) and lack of social distancing enforced by the government due to the C-19 pandemic. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Day of reckoning for Easter virus spike

The message was clear: stay at home for the long weekend. But many Aussies defied this order – and we’re about to find out how much we’ll pay for it.

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TOPSHOT - A medical worker prepares to check the temperature of an AFP photojournalist before a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 16, 2020. - China has largely brought the coronavirus under control within its borders since the outbreak first emerged in the city of Wuhan late last year. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

‘Virus is going to come back and bite’

Experts have found COVID-19 could come back in full force every year, meaning it could be 2025 before lockdowns are lifted for good.

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A Brazilian soldier in protective gear wipes his mask with a sponge during a media presentation of the military's preparations to fight against the new coronavirus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Asymptomatic people infecting Aussies

There is a new wave of people, almost impossible to detect, who are evading coronavirus containment methods and spreading the disease.

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Just how infectious is coronavirus?

In the face of an ever-changing pandemic, medical scientists are racing to find out as much as they can about the deadly coronavirus.

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TOPSHOT - Laboratory workers bag a biological sample at a drive-through COVID-19 coronavirus testing centre in al-Khawaneej district of the gulf emirate of Dubai on April 9, 2020. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP)

Singapore’s ‘second wave’ warning

Singapore has been hailed as a guiding light for COVID-19 control – but now the virus is leaking through the city-state’s defences.

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TOPSHOT - Female soldiers wearing face masks amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic stand in formation during Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on April 9, 2020. - Taiwan currently has just 375 confirmed Covid-19 patients and five deaths despite its close proximity and trade links with China where the pandemic began, but the island and its 23 million inhabitants remain locked out of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international bodies after Beijing ramped up its campaign to diplomatically isolate Taiwan and pressure it economically and militarily. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)

China’s devious move under cover of virus

While the world’s attention is focused on the devastating coronavirus crisis, China is executing an aggressive plan to seize control of a key region.

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Surfers at Tamarama were seen climbing over fences to go for a surf despite the beach being closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Picture: David Swift.

Aussie lockdown could outlast others

Places like Italy and New York could be out of lockdown long before Australia, thanks to one unfortunate side effect of our current virus trajectory.

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TOPSHOT - Passengers wear hazmat suit as they arrive at the Wuhan Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan, to leave the city in China's central Hubei province early on April 8, 2020. - Thousands of Chinese travellers flocked to catch trains leaving coronavirus-ravaged Wuhan early April 8, as authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on outbound travel from the city where the global pandemic first emerged. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

Leaked report proves fatal virus error

In early November, US spies noticed a series of “red flags” appearing over the city of Wuhan in China – but their warnings fell on deaf ears.

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