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The economic fallout from COVID-19 will likely harm new workers in distinct ways with long-term effects, three economists say.
Companies can play an important role in keeping their workers both productive and mentally and physically healthy during the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies, universities and even the NBA to break contracts. What does the law say about liability in a situation like this, and does the money have to be returned?
Different groups in society can suffer from social distancing practices. That includes higher risk of domestic violence, child abuse and mental health problems.
Everyone in Syria is fighting a slightly different war from everyone else, there are outsiders with their own goals – and the coronavirus is about to make everything much worse.
It’s a very unsettling time, but don’t panic, keep abreast of the guidance, find time for you and stay in touch with your midwife.
Since the pandemic began, the new coronavirus has infected more than 780,000 people and killed at least 37,000. The experts at The Conversation offer its readers insights from every continent.
Cinchona bark, the flavouring in tonic water, is not a natural source of chloroquine.
Psychological research suggests several ways in which socially-responsible behaviour might be encouraged.
‘Helicopter money’ payments would benefit everyone.
Emails offering advice about COVID-19 might actually be “phishing” attacks trying to steal your data.
A test that detects antibodies against the coronavirus behind COVID-19 would reveal those people who have already encountered the virus - and therefore who might be ok to resume normal life.
Private hospitals will be on the frontline in the coronavirus battle, under an arrangement with the federal government that makes available the sector’s more than 30,000 beds and 105,000 workforce.
While ‘good drones’ have been valuable in this pandemic, using drones to embed new systems of surveillance could be a dangerous and slippery slope.
Around 20,000 students are homeschooling in Australia. It’s a different form of schooling to learning from home while schools are shut due to COVID-19. But homeschooling does provide some tips.
For a start, there are four behaviours you want to avoid.
Australia’s farmers may not be able to do without foreign workers coming into the country.
How do you encourage people to date when social distancing? Apps are trying to figure it out.
About one million casual workers will miss out, simply because they haven’t been with their latest employer for more than 12 months.
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