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The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent

  • Written by Francis Markham, Research Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanentShutterstock

On March 23 the government effectively doubled payments to the unemployed, single parents and students, introducing a new unconditional Coronavirus Supplement to go on top of existing allowances such as Newstart, Youth Allowance, Parenting Payment, Austudy and Abstudy.

From April 27 single unemployed adults will get around A$557.85 per...

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Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook

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

The government has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address bargaining power imbalances between media companies and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google - and the question of payment for content.

Earlier the ACCC was directed by the government to facilitate a voluntary code....

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Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison

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

With nice irony, Malcolm Turnbull’s publisher was in a stoush at the weekend with Scott Morrison’s office over its leaking of the former prime minister’s autobiography, A Bigger Picture.

Hardie Grant Books revealed a Morrison staffer had distributed the Turnbull tome electronically to numerous people. In a sharp letter the...

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Michelle Grattan on Australia’s 'new normal', education and coronavirus elimination

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

Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s strong stance on the issue of schools, the government’s rejection of a course of elimination, and the prospects of community support for a voluntary contact tracing app.

Authors: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Read more https://theconversation.com/video-michelle-grattan-on-australias-new-normal-education-and-coronavirus-elimination-136698

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  1. The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work
  2. here are 3 things to prioritise
  3. So you're going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it
  4. What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC
  5. the data on why New Zealand should relax its coronavirus lockdown from Thursday
  6. smart move, or a premium tech brand losing its way?
  7. what does the Federal Court decision on the Tamil asylum-seeker family mean?
  8. How can we restore trust in media? Fewer biases and conflicts of interest, a new study shows
  9. I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)
  10. new Murray Darling Basin report reveals states' climate gamble
  11. Great time to try: pickling
  12. Virgin Australia gets a lifeline, but will it be enough?
  13. Latest coronavirus modelling suggests Australia on track, detecting most cases – but we must keep going
  14. Australia's coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns
  15. how your diet should change with each stage of life
  16. More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown
  17. when television hosts take their shows home they fuel nostalgia
  18. This isn't the first global pandemic, and it won't be the last. Here's what we've learned from 4 others throughout history
  19. can sex in isolation be as fulfilling as real life?
  20. Australia has truly excellent food security
  21. The smoke from autumn burn-offs could make coronavirus symptoms worse. It’s not worth the risk
  22. APRA's extraordinary gift to banks under pressure to pay dividends
  23. Intergenerational fairness puts COVID-19 obligation on older people
  24. Government funding to Qantas and Virgin to ensure air services on key routes
  25. Even in a pandemic, continue with routine health care and don't ignore a medical emergency
  26. a guide to coughs in the time of coronavirus
  27. new warnings on New Zealand's rivers and lakes
  28. Hackers can access your mobile and laptop cameras and record you – cover them up now
  29. How much has Australia really flattened the curve of coronavirus? Until we keep better records, we don't know
  30. East Asian vloggers celebrate the domestic space
  31. Five ways New Zealanders' lives and liberties will be heavily controlled, even after lockdown eases
  32. What can benefit-cost analysis tell us?
  33. Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn't restart them after the pandemic
  34. Hospital beds and coronavirus test centres are needed fast. Here's an Australian-designed solution
  35. Supermarket shelves stripped bare? History can teach us to 'make do' with food
  36. How many COVID-19 cases are in each NSW suburb? Search by postcode here
  37. For children in foster care, the coronavirus pandemic could be extremely destabilising
  38. Eradicating the COVID-19 coronavirus is also the best economic strategy
  39. how advertisers are using (and abusing) the coronavirus to sell
  40. Donald Trump blames everyone but himself for the coronavirus crisis. Will voters agree?
  41. The coronavirus contact tracing app won't log your location, but it will reveal who you hang out with
  42. Worried about your drinking during lockdown? These 8 signs might indicate a problem
  43. live animals are stressed in wet markets, and stressed animals are more likely to carry diseases
  44. We don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone – we must reclaim public space lost to the coronavirus crisis
  45. Students less focused, empathic and active than before – technology may be to blame
  46. Regional media get COVID lifeline but ABC, SBS remain in peril
  47. what Donald Trump's funding cuts to WHO mean for the world
  48. Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here's how to reduce the harms
  49. How will the coronavirus recession compare with the worst in Australia's history?
  50. what did the High Court find in the Annika Smethurst v AFP case?
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