It’s a good time to reflect on what we expect of each other and our leaders.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Coronavirus
Displaying 3881 - 3900 of 5486 articles
Even allowing for falls in asset values and some tax dodging, a modest tax on the wealthiest could pay off the government’s ballooning debt.
What governments can do to get ready for a medical crisis.
As most of the world early awaits a vaccine for COVID-19, a smaller group of people scoffs. They could spell real trouble in the effort to build widespread immunity.
There’s a disconnect between how many low-wage workers are being described, and what they’re experiencing on the ground.
Reopening state economies too soon risks a second wave of the pandemic, and a surge in medical costs. Anyone who pays insurance premiums and taxes will be picking up the tab.
Human psychology has evolved to avoid situations that could lead to infection. Behavioral choices now could have long-term effects on how people interact with others and the world.
In a nation where many were already struggling, longer term thinking is needed for the pandemic recovery.
Patients with kidney disease may also have heart problems or diabetes – both of which have been linked with more severe COVID-19 infections.
The science is far from certain, but it appears at least a proportion of people who have had COVID-19 will be protected from another infection – at least initially.
This week we’ve been looking at the factors in play when considering to ease lockdowns, how the massive costs can be met, and the ongoing search for treatments.
Redundancies can can leave businesses ill-placed placed for revival. The real estate listings firm Domain is trying something more promising.
COVID-19 has upturned uses of public spaces that we took for granted. Will shifts in the regulation of these spaces lead to a change in thinking about who “owns” the city?
The struggle between the federal and state governments over when face-to-face teaching should resume in Australian schools is the latest in a long-running battle.
Even before this pandemic, international students were exposed to several unique hardships. These are compounded by COVID-19.
We are failing to collect and giving away in tax concessions hundreds of billions.
After the brief shock of food insecurity in the form of empty supermarket shelves, we might start thinking about having a Plan B and C based on local food sources and shorter supply chains.
The coronavirus pandemic is an exceptionally challenging time for start-ups. Here’s a guide to help new businesses survive.
Trump’s recent executive order to keep meat plants open is premised on a lie: that a meat shortage is a food shortage.
Now that Canadian youth can work part-time without becoming ineligible for government assistance, many will be incentivized to work in jobs in increased demand during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Top contributors
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
-
Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
-
Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
-
Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
-
Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
-
Associate Professor of Bioethics, University of Portsmouth
-
Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
-
Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
-
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
-
Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
-
Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
-
Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
-
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde
