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The charts that show coronavirus pushing up to a quarter of the workforce out of work

  • Written by Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
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We knew it would be bad. But we’d hoped it wouldn’t be quite this bad.

Over the past few weeks, we at Grattan Institute have been working on ways to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on jobs in Australia.

It’s a complex task, with few obvious precedents.

The results, detailed in our new working paper, Shutdown...

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here are 3 things to prioritise

  • Written by Alison Willis, Lecturer and Researcher, School of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
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As children learn from home, parents are effectively running two schedules – work and school. Some children may not be able to get through all the work their school assigns in the time they have, which can leave parents feeling guilty.

It’s important for parents to note they are not replacement teachers, nor is it possible...

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So you're going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it

  • Written by Claire Brown, National Director, AVID Australia, Victoria University
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Effective learning is a two-way process between the teacher and students, meaning both need to engage.

If a student simply sits and listens to new information without engaging or applying it, it’s called passive learning. Active learning is where students engage with new learning making connections to concepts they have learned...

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What might trigger a return to 'normal'? Why our coronavirus exit strategy is ... TBC

  • Written by Katherine Gibney, NHMRC early career fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

The unprecedented restrictions Australians are living with are working, so far, to curb the rise in new COVID-19 cases.

Nationally, on average around 50 new COVID-19 cases were reported each day in the week leading up to April 15, compared with a peak of 460 on March 28.

Fewer people are testing positive, and these cases are infecting fewer...

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