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Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning during COVID-19 shutdown. But the government can fix it

  • Written by Julie Sonnemann, Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Despite massive efforts by teachers and schools during the remote learning period, many students are likely to have learnt less than they would have in the classroom. Most of these students will recover without too much trouble, but disadvantaged students will need extra help.

Our new report, COVID-19 catch-up: helping disadvantaged...

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The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready

  • Written by David Murdoch, Dean and Head of Campus, University of Otago
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COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think.

In the next few decades, we will likely see other pandemics. We can predict that with reasonable confidence because of the recent increased frequency of major epidemics (such as SARS and E...

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the self-surveillance strategy to keep supermarket shoppers honest

  • Written by Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Retailers have tried many overt tactics to limit theft, such as signs that display images of CCTV cameras, threats to prosecute offenders, bag checks, checkout weighing plates and electronic security gates.

These tactics are extremely costly and have failed to stamp out retail theft.

Now supermarkets are trying a different tactic,...

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what seniors want instead of retirement villages and how to achieve it

  • Written by Caroline Osborne, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Office of Community Engagement, University of the Sunshine Coast

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the need for connection to our local community and the health challenges of the retirement village model.

We know that, as we age, most people prefer to stay in their own homes and communities instead of moving to retirement villages. Some have gone so far as to say retirement villages have had...

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