Love him or hate him – and there are plenty in each camp – Daniel Andrews has become one of the most significant state premiers in modern history. This month, he may win yet another term.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
The Australian Greens, rather than the Labor Party, have emerged as the champions of the contemporary Australian welfare state.
How do we enable people to make evidence-based, health and life-protecting choices in a pandemic?
The Victoria OHS regulator’s charging of the state’s health department for failing to keep hotel quarantine workers safe from COVID-19 serves as a warning ahead of the nation opening.
High-pressure, high-stakes, high-intensity and high-workload environments are leading to a mental health crisis among our frontline healthcare workers.
The new variant of interest, detected in 42 countries, possesses a “constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape”.
The next months are going to remain difficult. But I’m still hopeful about the future. There will come a point when enough people are vaccinated that case numbers begin to decrease.
We have the means, but how do you convince people to follow public health advice such as lockdowns?
The lack of investment in the development and deployment of decentralised diagnostic devices in Australia, most importantly a COVID-19 nucleic acid test, is a public policy failure.
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout priority should move from those most at risk of the disease to those most likely to spread it, according to new modelling.
How do we measure if people are following the health orders, and whether they’re having any effect?
The use of air purifiers is on the rise, but the energy sector is yet to consider what the uptake might mean for household energy use and our decarbonisation goals.
Australians will be able to show specific online proof if they’ve had two doses of a COVID jab.
We have the chance to build a world-class, dedicated quarantine facility. Here's how we could do it.
Inconsistency, uncertainty and confusion are leading to vaccination delays.
The decision to enact a lockdown is understandable, if disappointing, to Victorians, given the increasing COVID cases, contacts, and the virus’ “variant of concern”.
Instead of criminalising their citizens, India and Australia must invest more in strengthening ethical public health responses to the COVID-19 crisis.
What COVID-19 restrictions can Australia’s federal health minister impose … and could you really go to prison?
Pharmacy students are underlining their value by taking their skills from the classroom to the COVID-19 frontline.
Women have been fighting poverty pay, long hours and unsafe working conditions long before COVID-19 hit.
Australia has just embarked on a mass vaccination campaign, but historic measures will remain an important community safeguard.
The pandemic has brought into sharp relief the contradictory character of Australia, but schools provide great examples of how it’s possible to engage globally from local settings.
Will we see driverless cars, personalised public transport and flying taxis in the future? In this episode we ask the experts what the future of travel looks like.
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