Digital communications could be a force for greater local democracy in urban planning and development, but many councils use the technologies in ways that mirror traditional consultation.
In a Tuesday night speech titled “Australia and the world in the time of COVID-19”, Marise Payne has called for reform of multilateral institutions, including the World Health Organisation.
Shaun Hendy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Alex James, University of Canterbury; Audrey Lustig, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research; Michael Plank, University of Canterbury; Nicholas Steyn, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Rachelle Binny, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in New Zealand, after 23 consecutive days with no new cases. But that doesn’t mean that the country’s elimination efforts have failed.
Val Hooper, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Gordon Anderson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Stephen Blumenfeld, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
With more people working from home post-COVID-19, what are the privacy implications of employers using spyware to monitor worker activity?
Trust, democracy and COVID-19: A British perspective
In this Democracy 2025 podcast, Mark Evans and Michelle Grattan explore differences in the management, experience and impact of the COVID-19 crisis between Australia and the UK.
If you’re lucky enough to be able to afford a ski trip, expect it to look different this year. Some extra planning, however, can lower the coronavirus risk to you, your loved ones and the community.
All of Australia’s 71 wine regions will become warmer this century. That means big changes for the industry. Tasmania, for example, may become better known for shiraz than pinot noir.
The World Trade Organisation has thrown out the final legal challenge to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws. Now countries across the world can implement this game-changing public health policy.
There are two types of time travel: going back in time and going forward in time. And remarkably, people can feel time at different rates - but usually don’t notice it.
Branch stacking has been a problem for a long time in Australia, and changing it will take a genuine will to make party processes more open and accountable.
Breastfeeding is important for infant and maternal health. But without national data non breastfeeding rates, we have no idea whether things are improving or getting worse.
There is a case to be made for a new Commonwealth agency to lead the recovery effort, built on the model of the Department of Post-War Reconstruction after the second world war.
If your immunisation record is incomplete, you might repeat a vaccination unnecessarily, or miss out on government support, child care, or work. So it pays to check.