New rules aimed at protecting kids online are now in force, but a major porn company has all but shut down its Australian presence instead.
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Director and CEO, Burnet Institute
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Senior Research Officer, Burnet Institute
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Mathematical Modeller, Burnet Institute
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Burnet PNG Country Director; Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness Lead; TB Public Health Physician, Burnet Institute
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Theme Leader, Antiviral Immunity, Burnet Institute
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Senior Research Fellow; Co-Head, Global Adolescent Health Working Group, Burnet Institute
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Head of Public Health, Co-Head HIV Elimination Program, Head of Justice Health Research, Burnet Institute
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Head of Young People's Health Research, Burnet Institute
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Head of Modelling and Biostatistics, Burnet Institute
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University and Burnet Institute, Burnet Institute
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Research Officer, Burnet Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Associate Professor and Chief Health Officer - COVID and Health Emergencies, Burnet Institute