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New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia's economy

  • Written by Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
New OECD estimates suggest a 22% hit to Australia's economyShutterstock

New Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates paint a grim picture of the direct economic costs of public health measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, and the need for more government support to cushion the blow.

The estimates cover the economic hit to business that rely on face-to-face contact such as...

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Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees

  • Written by Tyler Riordan, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland

Along with home delivery of groceries, pharmaceuticals and alcohol, demand for food delivery is booming.

Services such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo have become essential to cafes and restaurants that can now only sell takeaway food.

It is good news for the likes of Uber, whose stock price has risen since it announced a ten-fold increase in the...

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For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus

  • Written by Yale Z Wong, Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney

ZMinimising health risks has rightly been the focus of discussion during the coronavirus outbreak. This includes efforts to protect both frontline public transport employees and the travelling public. But we should also be concerned about the strategic, financial consequences for transport operators and their workforces.

We have already seen the str...

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A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10

  • Written by Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10Dave Hunt/AAP

2019 was the year Australians confronted the fact that a healthy environment is more than just a pretty waterfall in a national park; a nice extra we can do without. We do not survive without air to breathe, water to drink, soil to grow food and weather we can cope with.

Every year, we collate a vast number of measurements on the state...

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  1. Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus
  2. Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures
  3. Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)
  4. Government says Australia's coronavirus curve may be flattening
  5. All Australians will be able to access telehealth under new $1.1 billion coronavirus program
  6. Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and 'hibernation' assistance for businesses
  7. how sharing your data could help in New Zealand's level 4 lockdown
  8. What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don't need to worry about)
  9. MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'
  10. Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown
  11. Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online
  12. Rushed coronavirus tenancy laws raise as many questions as they answer
  13. it's tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check
  14. Coronavirus shines a light on fractured global politics at a time when cohesion and leadership are vital
  15. Kids shouldn't have to repeat a year of school because of coronavirus. There are much better options
  16. 89 million masks, 30 million gowns, 2.9 million litres of hand sanitiser. A month.
  17. why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus
  18. government tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19
  19. Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights
  20. How can I treat myself if I've got – or think I've got – coronavirus?
  21. how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house
  22. what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?
  23. 'Whatever it takes' should now include a universal basic income
  24. I studied what happens to reef fish after coral bleaching. What I saw still makes me nauseous
  25. We know how long coronavirus survives on surfaces. Here's what it means for handling money, food and more
  26. As we turn to creativity in isolation, the coronavirus is a calamity on top of an arts crisis
  27. tiny moments of pleasure really can help us through this stressful time
  28. The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline
  29. when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more
  30. Want to make social distancing even more effective? It's about time (as well as space)
  31. New ways of 'being together apart' can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes
  32. Here's what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change
  33. a readers' guide to the contenders
  34. why parliaments should keep functioning during the coronavirus crisis
  35. Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?
  36. To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms
  37. Which jobs are most at risk from the coronavirus shutdown? 
  38. Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal
  39. Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine
  40. Why coronavirus may forever change the way we care within families
  41. Life in prison looms for Australia's Christchurch gunman, now NZ's first convicted terrorist
  42. People with a disability are more likely to die from coronavirus – but we can reduce this risk
  43. Running out of things to do in isolation? Get back in the garden with these ideas from 4 experts
  44. the coronavirus is changing how we care for the dead
  45. what losing live audiences may mean for theatre
  46. how to prevent evictions in an economic crisis
  47. Other countries are shutting schools – why does the Australian government say it's safe to keep them open?
  48. The community-led movement creating hope in the time of coronavirus
  49. Public spaces bind cities together. What happens when coronavirus forces us apart?
  50. We need to consider granting bail to unsentenced prisoners to stop the spread of coronavirus

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