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What just happened to the price of oil?

  • Written by Christina Nikitopoulos, Senior Lecturer, Finance Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
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We have just witnessed an oil price crash like never before taking prices of West Texas Intermediate into deeply negative territory.

The spot price of West Texas, the US benchmark, reached minus US$40.32 a barrel and the May futures price (which is deliverable in a physical form) went to minus US$37.63 a barrel, the lowest price in...

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Good news on elective surgery, but dire warning on the economy

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

Restrictions are to be eased on elective surgery, enabling a “gradual restart” to procedures next week.

But as national cabinet took early baby steps towards restoring normality, Reserve Bank Governor Phil Lowe warned the first half of this year would likely see the biggest contraction in Australia’s national output and income...

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Does anyone know what your wishes are if you're sick and dying from coronavirus?

  • Written by Louise D. Hickman, A/Professor and Director Palliative Care Studies at IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged & Chronic Care through Clinical Research & Translation), University of Technology Sydney
Does anyone know what your wishes are if you're sick and dying from coronavirus?Shutterstock/sfam photo

With more than 170,000 coronavirus deaths worldwide so far, including 71 in Australia, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of talking to your loved ones about dying and your wishes at the end of your life.

If you become seriously unwell with COVID-19 and are likely to benefit from active treatment and need a...

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Voluntary administration isn't a death sentence for Virgin Australia – or for competition

  • Written by Volodymyr Bilotkach, Associate Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology

With its plea for a A$1.4 billion government loan rebuffed, Australia’s second major airline has entered voluntary administration.

Virgin Australia’s chief executive, Paul Scurrah, said the decision to appoint external administrators (from Deloitte) “was about securing the future of the Virgin Australia Group and emerging on the...

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More Articles ...

  1. What if the vaccine or drugs don't save us? Plan B for coronavirus means research on alternatives is urgently needed
  2. Antarctic endeavours, primary health care research and dark matter exploration
  3. Why do some people with coronavirus get symptoms while others don't?
  4. Is the government's coronavirus app a risk to privacy?
  5. Three simple things Australia should do to secure access to treatments, vaccines, tests and devices during the coronavirus crisis
  6. A new kind of physics? Stephen Wolfram has a radical plan to build the universe from dots and lines
  7. Missing your friends? Rereading Harry Potter might be the next best thing
  8. COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women's work, and how little we pay for it
  9. It's time to admit our COVID-19 'exit strategy' might just look like a more flexible version of lockdown
  10. 3 ways nature in the city can do you good, even in self-isolation
  11. Australia’s inland rivers are the pulse of the outback. By 2070, they’ll be unrecognisable
  12. Is protesting during the pandemic an 'essential' right that should be protected?
  13. why might you wake up without a voice?
  14. as virus numbers peak, governments are charting the path out of lockdown
  15. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on his autobiography, 'A Bigger Picture'
  16. Finlay Macdonald joins The Conversation in New Zealand
  17. five experts on New Zealand's move to ease its coronavirus lockdown
  18. new rules could finally force Google and Facebook to pay for news
  19. Can I visit my loved one in hospital even if they don't have coronavirus?
  20. Giant leap for corporations? The Trump administration wants to mine resources in space, but is it legal?
  21. Are you worried someone you care about is thinking of suicide? Here's how you can support them from afar
  22. Don’t worry, your child’s early learning doesn’t stop just because they’re not in childcare
  23. Why do more men die from coronavirus than women?
  24. Artists shouldn't have to endlessly demonstrate their value. Coalition leaders used to know it
  25. 3 in 4 Australians employed in the creative and performing arts could lose their jobs
  26. Why a 'locals-first' approach doesn't work in a pandemic
  27. Now more than ever, we need quality health reporting in Australia
  28. How a 150-year-old experiment with a beam of light showed germs exist -- and that a face mask can help filter them out
  29. Has coronavirus killed ideology? No, it's just cycled it around again
  30. As coronavirus widens the renter-owner divide, housing policies will have to change
  31. Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off
  32. don't sacrifice health for 'the economy'
  33. The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent
  34. Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook
  35. Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison
  36. Michelle Grattan on Australia’s 'new normal', education and coronavirus elimination
  37. The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work
  38. here are 3 things to prioritise
  39. So you're going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it
  40. What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC
  41. the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday
  42. smart move, or a premium tech brand losing its way?
  43. what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?
  44. How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows
  45. I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)
  46. new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states' climate gamble
  47. Great time to try: pickling
  48. Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?
  49. Latest coronavirus modelling suggests Australia on track, detecting most cases – but we must keep going
  50. Australia's coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns
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