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Paul Kelly on the second-wave of coronavirus
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly about the second-wave of coronavirus.
New Zealand’s 2020 “pandemic budget” should shift spending priorities towards a flexible and targeted approach to economic recovery.
New Zealand’s 2020 budget must not only provide economic hope, it must balance the very different ideologies and aspirations of two earlier historic budgets.
Times of crisis have always changed our slang, with the help of a little black humour. Coronavirus is no exception.
A vaccine historically used to prevent tuberculosis is now among the contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine. So what is the BCG vaccine and why might it work against coronavirus?
Legal challenges to New Zealand’s strict early lockdown rules will test how far a government can go in a public health emergency.
Finding drugs that treat the COVID-19 coronavirus may be just as important as developing a vaccine. But it’s much harder to create effective antivirals than antibiotics.
Enterprise bargaining provisions take up seemingly endless pages in the Fair Work Act. When we talk about IR “reform”, we need to make the system simpler for workers.
Green drinks and meditation won’t solve the childcare crisis for women - we need free universal childcare to stay.
Australia and New Zealand have well and truly ‘flattened the curve’, and there is now a real chance we could eliminate coronavirus in both countries. But what does elimination actually mean?
Previous shocks show that smart spending and building public confidence are crucial to the speed and shape of economic recovery.
With no place to wash hands and nowhere to physically isolate, many poor Indonesians are incredibly vulnerable as COVID-19 sweeps through the global south.
From conflicts with specialised medical devices, through to unresolved problems with iPhone functionality, COVIDSafe is in need of updates. A major one may come within the next few weeks.
If Australia wants to avoid a Singapore-style spike in COVID-19 cases, it must encourage its unlawful migrant workers to come forward for testing.
Expect fewer visits to the clinic, fewer people in the waiting room at once, and temperature checks.
The response of individual nations to coronavirus has largely been ad hoc, piecemeal and in many cases, lethally ineffective – just like climate action.
Aboriginal communities have a long history of fighting off disease outbreaks – and self-determination is vital to their success.
The pandemic has health professionals all around the country reaching out to their clients online. It’s a trend we should continue, to ensure the most disadvantaged don’t miss out on care.
Talks about creating a trans-Tasman bubble have focused on kick-starting short-term economic activity through tourism. But Australia and NZ could also increase manufacturing and trade integration.
New research reveals Australians are feeling overwhelmed and anxious about coronavirus news, with younger people particularly worried about its effects.
Australia and New Zealand are talking about quarantine-free travel between their two countries. What would it mean and how would it work?
While Pacific communities need robust public health reporting, local media face harassment and arrest while covering the crisis.
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.
The international tourism crisis offers New Zealand the opportunity to reimagine domestic tourism - if operators and consumers can adapt.