As the COVID-19 transforms our individual lives, we are learning a few new things about ourselves as a society.
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All Australians arriving from overseas will be quarantined in hotels or other facilities under strict supervision for a fortnight, under the latest crackdown in the battle against the coronavirus.
Behavioural scientists explain why people react badly to paternalistic messaging from politicians. If you treat people like children and tell them to stop doing something, it has the opposite effect.
The 20-week adjournment of parliament will harm our capacity to fight the virus and subverts Australia’s identity as a parliamentary democracy.
All non-urgent elective surgery is being suspended, to free up resources as hospitals prepare to deal with the full impact of COVID-19.
The federal budget will be delayed until October 6, as the demands of dealing with the rapidly moving pandemic and the impossibility of forecasting have made the May timetable impossible.
Governments have been keen on investing in defence and national security, less so in human security. The current crises show it’s time that changed.
The government has bungled its handling of coronavirus. Our leaders need to learn from our response to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, which was completely de-politicised and way more effective.
The government has banned gatherings of more than 100 people indoors, throwing many plans and events up in the air.
The federal-state national cabinet is being dubbed a “war” cabinet, as the government rushes to meet the social, health, and economic demands of the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic.
With the announcement of mandatory self-isolation, the escalation of the coronavirus has forced Morrison to take a less optimistic, more pragmatic stance.
The Morrison government has announced an end to mass gatherings in light of the escalation of the coronavirus.
Having been on the front foot early with the coronavirus, the government’s approach is now starting to look like too little, too late, with no clear messaging.
Michelle Grattan talks about the week in politics, including the worsening coronavirus situation, and the specifics of the government’s $17.6 billion stimulus package.
When a health crisis is the driver of an economic crisis, the uncertainties are multiplied, and people’s reactions are more difficult to predict.
The government has announced it’s $17.6 billion stimulus package, focused on investment in business, boosting cashflow, and putting cash in the hands of lower income earners.
Scott Morrison will urge big businesses to display “patriotism” as Australia grapples with the coronavirus crisis, which he warns could hit the economy harder than the global financial crisis.
The Morrison government has announced a funding partnership with the states expected to see A$1 billion extra spent to deal with health costs around the coronavirus.
Scott Morrison is facing new questioning over the sports rorts affair, after former cabinet minister Bridget McKenzie issued a statement denying she had made last-minute changes to a list of grants.
It’s the ultimate bubble news perhaps, but this week the Department of Parliamentary Services put out a circular saying work was underway to ensure Parliament House “is prepared to manage any potential…
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Senior Lecturer of Australian Politics, Murdoch University
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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