Reserve Bank no longer confident of quick bounce out of recession
Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Olga Kashubin/ShutterstockThe good news in the Reserve Bank’s latest quarterly set of forecasts is that the recession won’t be as steep as it thought last time.The bad news is it now expects ultra-weak economic growth to drag on and on, pushing out the recovery and meaning Australia won&...
At moments like these, we need a cultural policy
Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
Stephanie Lake's dancework Colossus.Yaya StemplerNational crises, like the pandemics that can provoke them, come in stages. Each stage presents leaders with unique problems that require mental, moral and emotional agility to manage. Change is the only constant, as policies that work one moment fail ...
No, the extra hygiene precautions we're taking for COVID-19 won't weaken our immune systems
Vasso Apostolopoulos, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Partnerships, Victoria University
ShutterstockDuring the COVID-19 pandemic we’re constantly being reminded to practise good hygiene by frequently washing our hands and regularly cleaning the spaces where we live and work.These practices aim to remove or kill the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and thereby minimise our risk o...
Michelle Grattan on Melbourne's stage four lockdown, Morrison's cyber security package, and paid pandemic leave
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.This week Michelle and Caroline discuss the closure of ‘non-essential’ businesses in Melbourne under stage 4 restrictions, the Morrison ...
In The Meddler, we join a creeping nightcrawler as he chronicles death
Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
MIFFReview: The Meddler, screening at the Melbourne International Film FestivalFor movie scholars and enthusiasts, one of the worst things about the COVID-19 pandemic has been the shutting down of cinemas. It’s a fundamentally different experience watching a film on a small screen with friends...
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells on aged care – what needs to be done differently
The Royal Commission into Aged-Care Quality and Safety delivered it’s interim report in October 2019. Titled ‘Neglect’, it provided a scathing insight …
cash for cyberpolice and training, but the cyberdevil is in the cyberdetail
Australia’s long-awaited cybersecurity strategy, released yesterday, pledges to spend A$1.67 billion over the next ten years to improve online protection for busin…
How the 'National Cabinet of Whores' is leading Australia's coronavirus response for sex workers
Tim Wimborne/AAPThis article has links that contain graphic contentMany industries and employees have been hurt by COVID-19. But sex workers, who face stigma and discrim…
We can’t let STEM skills become a casualty of COVID-19
Universities and other research organisations in Australia have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.In May, a group led by Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Fink…
How to keep your contact lenses clean (and what can go wrong if you don't)
ShutterstockYou’re rushing and accidentally drop a contact lens on the bathroom floor. Should you:a) run it under the tap and pop it in?b) spit on it and do the sa…
why so little is known about the reasons people go missing
ShutterstockAs part of new research into missing persons in Australia, I have been asking people who return after disappearing what they needed or wanted. Mary, who has …
Should all aged-care residents with COVID-19 be moved to hospital? Probably, but there are drawbacks too
COVID-19 is continuing to devastate Victorian aged-care homes, with 1,435 active cases now linked to the sector, and at least 130 residents having died.The question of w…
has Donald Trump broken satire?
For a long time, the answer has been yes. When Saturday Night Live, John Oliver and the satirical establishment railed at him, the president’s supporters were only…
how COVID-19 has changed the way we work
ShutterstockOne of the many things COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on is the way many of us work.Those fortunate enough to be able to work from home have been able to…
