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A tweet claim by US President Donald Trump about election fraud

How can we get better at telling misinformation from reliable expert consensus?

15 Feb 2022

UNSW psychology researchers have shown how to better communicate key messages and avoid misinformation.

two masked people walk in a night market

Will Australia follow Europe into a fourth COVID wave? Here's how to avoid it

23 Nov 2021

For starters, we need to start thinking of fully vaccinated as three doses, not two. But vaccines alone won’t be enough.

At last, health, aged care and quarantine workers get the right masks to protect against airborne coronavirus

18 Jun 2021

Health workers have long called for better protections against COVID-19. Well fitting masks are now required when caring for COVID-19 patients. But the guidelines on ventilation miss the mark.

From scary pumpkins to bridal bling, how masks are becoming a normal part of our lives in Australia

30 Oct 2020

A year ago, face masks were a rarity in Australia. But social researchers say there is evidence of a growing acceptance of this simple object.

Protecting health care workers

21 Feb 2013

Health care workers who consistently wear special fitted face masks are much less likely to get clinical respiratory and bacterial infections, according to new research led by UNSW academics.