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$1500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy in massive $130 billion program

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Morrison government will provide a flat $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper payment per employee for businesses to retain or rehire nearly six million workers, in a massive $130 billion six-month wage subsidy scheme to limit the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus.

Describing the initiative as “unprecedented action” for...

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In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than ever

  • Written by: David Irving, Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than everShutterstock

Blood is like milk, not toilet paper. You can’t just buy a lot of it and save it for later – you need to have a regular, fresh supply for patients who need it.

At the moment, fewer Australians are donating blood than usual. To a degree, we can understand why.

But blood donation is an essential health service, even during the...

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Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech ready

  • Written by: Mahmoud Elkhodr, Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia
Studying a uni course online? Here are 4 tips to get yourself tech readyShutterstock

Australian universities have responded in a number of ways to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. These include delaying enrolments, moving semester breaks forward, abolishing late payment fees and moving courses online.

Engaging students in online content is easier said than done. Research shows results can improve with the use of...

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Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?

  • Written by: Jacinta Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Counter Terrorism and Social Cohesion, National Security College, Australian National University
Coronavirus has seriously tested our border security. Have we learned from our mistakes?JAMES GOURLEY/AAP

There are now nearly 300 cases of COVID-19 linked to passengers who disembarked from the Ruby Princess cruise ship without any health checks from authorities.

Amid public condemnation, video of travellers squashed together in the immigration queue at Sydney airport made the rounds last week on social media.

Border security at both...

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  5. New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia's economy
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  8. A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10
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  10. Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures
  11. Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)
  12. Government says Australia's coronavirus curve may be flattening
  13. All Australians will be able to access telehealth under new $1.1 billion coronavirus program
  14. Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and 'hibernation' assistance for businesses
  15. how sharing your data could help in New Zealand's level 4 lockdown
  16. What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don't need to worry about)
  17. MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'
  18. Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown
  19. Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online
  20. Rushed coronavirus tenancy laws raise as many questions as they answer
  21. it's tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check
  22. Coronavirus shines a light on fractured global politics at a time when cohesion and leadership are vital
  23. Kids shouldn't have to repeat a year of school because of coronavirus. There are much better options
  24. 89 million masks, 30 million gowns, 2.9 million litres of hand sanitiser. A month.
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  26. government tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19
  27. Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights
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  30. what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?
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  34. As we turn to creativity in isolation, the coronavirus is a calamity on top of an arts crisis
  35. tiny moments of pleasure really can help us through this stressful time
  36. The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline
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  39. New ways of 'being together apart' can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes
  40. Here's what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change
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