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Australian children are adapting to life without a classroom, team sports and birthday parties, and these six kids have hit Prime Minister Scott Morrison with some important questions about COVID-19 and the future.
Like most Australians, they are unsure how long social-distancing practices will remain in place, and they want to know how long it will be before they can give their grandparents a hug again.
"I've been getting a lot of messages from boys and girls right across the country, people asking a lot of questions about what this coronavirus is — or COVID-19 as they also call it," Mr Morrison said in a segment for Behind The News (BTN).
"What it means for you and why everyone is doing everything differently at the moment, and how long that's going to go on for.
"These are important questions — it's an anxious time for people, and I thought I would take a bit of time to answer some of those questions for you."
Huon, Jenna, Journey, Aryan, Anastasia and Sam did not hold back, firing off some tough questions to the PM.
First things first: How long is this going to go on for?
Huon, 11, from Tasmania wanted to know the Prime Minister's prediction about how long the COVID-19 situation would go on for.
Why is this 'such a big deal'?
Jenna, 12, of Carseldine in Queensland, wanted to know why coronavirus was "such a big deal" compared to other diseases which were killing Australians daily.
What about people who have lost their jobs?
Darwin girl Journey, 15, was more concerned about people who had lost their job because of the pandemic, and wanted to know what the Prime Minister's advice to them would be.
And when will there be a cure?
10-year-old Aryan, of Bundoora in Victoria, wanted to know about a cure and the Prime Minister told him he could one day be researching cures for diseases just like coronavirus.
The PM told Aryan that it usually took 18 months to find a cure but with everyone working together, he hoped it would be sooner.
School's out ... so how do we ensure we don't fall behind?
But 13-year-old Anastasia, of Adelaide in South Australia, asked the PM how students could ensure they didn't "fall behind" while staying home from school.
What can we do to help?
Darwin boy Sam sought advice about what school students could do to help.
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