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COVID-19 death toll estimated to reach 3,900 by next Friday, according to AI modelling

  • Written by: Belal Alsinglawi, PhD Candidate in Data Science and ICT Lecturer, Western Sydney University

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 has so far caused about 3,380 deaths, infected about 98,300 people, and is significantly impacting the economy in many countries.

We used predictive analytics, a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), to forecast how many confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths can be expected in the near future.

Our method predicts...

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Sexual harassment claims are costly and complex – can this be fixed?

  • Written by: Dominique Allen, Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University
Sexual harassment claims are costly and complex – can this be fixed?Shutterstock

The #MeToo movement has reminded us that sexual harassment has not gone away. The legal tools we’re using are not working and may even be hiding the true extent of the problem.

Most sexual harassment complaints are resolved confidentially at the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) or its local equivalents. Few go to court....

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Michelle Grattan on the escalation of coronavirus and the economy

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

Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher about the week in politics, including coronavirus, the Biosecurity Act and panic-buying, as well as the Australian economy, surplus packages, and the likelihood of a technical recession.

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or...

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Australian and US rate cuts underline seriousness of the coronavirus crisis

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW

This week the Reserve Bank of Australia did something everyone expected and the US Federal Reserve did something almost nobody expected. Both are revealing.

At its monthly meeting Australia’s central bank cut official interest rates by 25 basis points to a record low of 0.5%.

The Fed cut rates by 50 basis points – not at a regular...

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