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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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  1. Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts
  2. Modelling suggests going early and going hard will save lives and help the economy
  3. the strategy Group of Eight universities experts urged the government to take
  4. How are the most serious COVID-19 cases treated, and does the coronavirus cause lasting damage?
  5. New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia's economy
  6. Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees
  7. For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus
  8. A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10
  9. Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus
  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.
  25. why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus
  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
  28. How can I treat myself if I've got – or think I've got – coronavirus?
  29. how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house
  30. what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?
  31. 'Whatever it takes' should now include a universal basic income
  32. I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseous
  33. We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here's what it means for handling money, food and more
  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
  37. when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more
  38. Want to make social distancing even more effective? It's about time (as well as space)
  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
  41. a readers' guide to the contenders
  42. why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis
  43. Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?
  44. To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms
  45. Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? 
  46. Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal
  47. Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine
  48. Why coronavirus may forever change the way we care within families
  49. Life in prison looms for Australia's Christchurch gunman, now NZ's first convicted terrorist
  50. People with a disability are more likely to die from coronavirus – but we can reduce this risk

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