The Australian government is working with two major pharmaceutical companies to facilitate the local production and supply of two different COVID-19 vaccines – if they’re proven to be effective.
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Opera Australia has been hit hard by the pandemic’s economic impact. It’s time to rethink our approach to funding opera, with a focus on local companies.
Three principles are missing from Victoria’s approach: a recognition of global best practices, a breadth of expertise and an ability to look at the long-term consequences of its decisions.
The modelling assumes infections are fairly evenly distributed. They are not. It ought to be possible to reopen low-infection postcodes first.
More than 170 countries have signed up to the Global Access (COVAX) initiative, but vaccine hoarding has already begun by many wealthy countries — leaving poorer nations potentially in the lurch.
Melbourne’s Innovation Districts were launched a few years ago, but the impacts of COVID-19 have added urgency to having places to trial new ways of urban living.
Hydrocortisone – a common remedy for eczema – joins dexamethasone as a proven treatment for the worst cases of coronavirus.
Zimbabwe’s Education Amendment Act of 2020 is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done.
Can social eating networks offer a model for a new future of food?
Many published studies fail to fully and accurately report how the study was conducted and what was found.
Nanotechnology has an impressive record against viruses.
Interviews reveal personal toll of supporting people in dangerous situations over the phone.
They began as wartime technology, but now drones are changing the way we witness the world, especially when we can’t see it for ourselves.
We asked an epidemiologist, an academic who researches sharehouses and a philosopher to reflect on Victoria’s new coronavirus rules.
Relaxing restrictions too soon would only cost more jobs in the long run.
Overall, Victoria’s roadmap is good. It identifies the right goal, provides explicit criteria for when restrictions might be lifted, and involves mostly appropriate restrictions.
End of year celebrations will be very different for the class of 2020. Thanks to COVID, they are missing out on more than just the chance to party.
Our states have much more capacity than they are using.
Low-paid workers at both ends of the supply chain – the small farmers who grow most of the crop and the casual staff who serve you at the cafe – weren’t well off even before the pandemic hit.
The bigger parties which contest elections at all three levels would benefit the most – but voters might split their votes.
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