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Why even the best case for jobs isn't good. We'll need more JobKeeper

  • Written by Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne
Why even the best case for jobs isn't good. We'll need more JobKeeperShutterstock

When it comes to the outlook for employment, there’s good news and bad news.

To begin with the good news: with a bit of luck, the next few months will see the fastest expansion of employment in Australia’s history.

The bad news? Well, there’s virtually no chance it will be enough to get employment to where it was in...

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Economic snap-back? Not so fast

  • Written by Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

With the virus on the back foot, it’s tempting to declare victory. Provided we stay vigilant on the public health front, we do have a good chance of keeping the pandemic at bay. But there’s another enemy still to defeat.

The public health measures have worked so much better and faster than expected that calls to reign in the economic...

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Climate change is the most important mission for universities of the 21st century

  • Written by Lauren Rickards, Associate Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, School of Global Urban and Social Studies; Co-leader, Climate Change and Resilience Research Program, Centre for Urban Studies, RMIT University

This essay is based on an episode of the UTS podcast series “The New Social Contract” that examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might be reshaped as we live through this global pandemic.

Universities are confronting the possibility of profound sector-wide transformation due to the continuing...

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Giving it away for free

  • Written by Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, University of Melbourne
Giving it away for freeSydney Chamber Opera's Breaking Glass online performance from Carriageworks. Daniel Boud

There’s a long-running adage about working for free in the performing arts. “The problem with working for exposure,” it goes, “is you can die from exposure”.

Only partly a joke, the saying is also a sober warning to performers....

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  1. We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often
  2. Why Melbourne needs its own version of the Greater Sydney Commission
  3. Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homes
  4. what to expect from Scott Morrison's virtual summit with India's Narendra Modi
  5. Love the parasite you're with
  6. How a tightening of wallets pushed Australia into recession
  7. Jacinda Ardern's support for beneficiaries lags well behind Australia's
  8. Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia's deeply ancient Wollemi pine
  9. The fascinating history of clinical trials
  10. Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame
  11. When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution
  12. Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too
  13. Morrison's VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money
  14. it's time to fix our national employment standards
  15. Reports of 'revenge porn' skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it
  16. 40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?
  17. Why does crowd noise matter?
  18. Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble
  19. only urgent intervention can save New Zealand's media
  20. what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees
  21. Matt Canavan says Australia doesn't subsidise the fossil fuel industry, an expert says it does
  22. Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat
  23. Smart cities can help us manage post-COVID life, but they'll need trust as well as tech
  24. could the world stop using fossils fuels today?
  25. this nutrient-stealing marine worm is the oldest known parasite
  26. Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic
  27. 'I can't breathe!' Australia must look in the mirror to see our own deaths in custody
  28. Is your super money safe? Here's how you can dodge cyber fraud
  29. Scott Morrison intervenes over Washington police assault of Australian TV crew
  30. Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it's probably got a lot to do with their mental health
  31. Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media
  32. The next global health pandemic could easily erupt in your backyard
  33. Could corporations control territory in space? Under new US rules, it might be possible
  34. we need to know the history of artefacts, but it is more important to keep them in place
  35. The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality
  36. How Julia Gillard forever changed Australian politics
  37. As coronavirus restrictions ease, here's how you can navigate public transport as safely as possible
  38. Life in lockdown has shown us our houses need to work harder for us
  39. The Leadbeater's possum finally had its day in court. It may change the future of logging in Australia
  40. SpaceX's historic launch gives Australia's booming space industry more room to fly
  41. In remembering Christo, we remember what art once was
  42. Money for social housing, not home buyers grants, is the key to construction stimulus
  43. a film of anti-apartheid nostalgia for apartheid
  44. The coronavirus crisis shows why New Zealand urgently needs a commissioner for older people
  45. What Australian birds can teach us about choosing a partner and making it last
  46. Pregnant in a pandemic? If you're stressed, there's help
  47. could new opioid restrictions stop leftover medicines causing harm?
  48. A time to embrace the edge spaces that make our neighbourhoods tick
  49. Australia's first service sector recession will be unlike those that have gone before it
  50. 6 easy ways to stop light pollution from harming our wildlife
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