A new report calls for a whole-of-system response that sees women who are misidentified as predominant aggressors having their own safety needs acknowledged and addressed.
While data to the end of January 2021 shows suicide didn’t increase in COVID-stricken Victoria, there’s still deep concern about the longer-term effects of the pandemic on mental health.
Hard and fast lockdowns might seem harsh, but they’re a luxury many nations don’t have, and with large unvaccinated populations, the implications are potentially catastrophic. Just ask Indonesia.
When he volunteered to become one of the public faces of Victoria’s COVID-19 health response, Professor Allen Cheng’s life changed course dramatically – and accelerated.
Giving police and PSOs the power to detain individuals for preventative reasons raises concerns for the rule of law and human rights principles.
Without a vaccine, isolation remains the most effective means of controlling epidemics or pandemics, but there are better ways to implement it.
A dramatic fall in youth remand numbers during the pandemic has sparked calls for a re-examination of our justice systems.
More women are turning to online or telephone support for family violence during the second COVID-19 lockdown, while more men are also seeking help for abusive behaviour.
Royal commissions can deliver valuable outcomes to society through classic influence strategies.
What will help people stick to the rules is clear communication from authorities about the restrictions, and consistent messaging.
A study has explored how people online are feeling, and responding to, the emotional rollercoaster during the COVID-19 crisis.
Governments will rely on taxation to repair the fiscal damage wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that will likely mean a GST rise, even if there are better, but politically unpalatable, alternatives.
It's time to accept that moving in and out of various levels of restriction may just be a part of life as we know it in 2020, and likely 2021.
Public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne have been placed under 'hard lockdown', with 3000 residents confined to home for at least five days.
Victoria's COVID-19 spike, and return to suburban lockdown, is a reminder that we all need to follow the basics of infection control for some time yet.
How might the controlling of human mobility translate into a "new normal" beyond the coronavirus pandemic?
Enforcing the 14-day self-isolation mandate for those entering Australia is a matter for states and territories. This could include door-to-door police checks, and possible detentions and fines.
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