Delivery workers are now essential. They deserve the rights of other employees
Tyler Riordan, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Along with home delivery of groceries, pharmaceuticals and alcohol, demand for food delivery is booming. Services such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo have become essential to cafes and restaurants that can now only sell takeaway food. It is good news for the likes of Uber, whose stock price has risen si...
For public transport to keep running, operators must find ways to outlast coronavirus
Yale Z Wong, Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
Minimising health risks has rightly been the focus of discussion during the coronavirus outbreak. This includes efforts to protect both frontline public transport employees and the travelling public. But we should also be concerned about the strategic, financial consequences for transport operators ...
A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10
Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Dave Hunt/AAP2019 was the year Australians confronted the fact that a healthy environment is more than just a pretty waterfall in a national park; a nice extra we can do without. We do not survive without air to breathe, water to drink, soil to grow food and weather we can cope with.Every year, we c...
Thinking like a Buddhist about coronavirus can calm the mind and help us focus
Nishanathe Dahanayake, PhD Candidate, Ethics/Philosophy, University of New England
Sabine Schulte/Unsplash, CC BYThe coronavirus pandemic is challenging our health, work, family, food and fun. It’s also disturbing our peace of mind and forcing us to question our own existence. We are each asking our own existential questions: Why is this happening to me? Why can’t I go...
Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new coronavirus measures
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
No more than two people are to gather together in public spaces, and playgrounds will be closed in the latest restrictions in the coronavirus crisis.Meanwhile the government will now scrutinise all foreign investment proposals as well as impose longer time frames on examining applications “to ...
Give people and businesses money now they can pay back later (if and when they can)
ShutterstockThe novel coronavirus sees Australia facing major unprecedented health and economic crises. The key to preventing a downward spiral of the economy is to avoi…
Government says Australia's coronavirus curve may be flattening
The federal government says there are signs the coronavirus curve may be flattening in Australia.Scott Morrison told a Sunday news conference the rate of increase in cas…
All Australians will be able to access telehealth under new $1.1 billion coronavirus program
Scott Morrison will unveil on Sunday a $1.1 billion set of measures to make Medicare telehealth services generally available during the coronavirus pandemic and to suppo…
Understanding Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
You may have come across the term Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) while looking for digital marketing tips and services. So what exactly is Search Engine Optimisation…
Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and 'hibernation' assistance for businesses
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 batt…
how sharing your data could help in New Zealand's level 4 lockdown
New Zealand and much of the world is now under an unprecedented lockdown. Public health experts say this is the best way to suppress the spread of the virus. But how lon…
What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don't need to worry about)
ShutterstockAccording to Google Trends, the top globally trending topic this week is “orthohantavirus”, as spurious sites claim it’s the next pandemic …
MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'
DAN PELED/AAPThese past few weeks have shown the brittleness of Australia’s online systems. It’s not surprising the federal government’s traditionally …
Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown
ShutterstockThe number of New Zealanders testing positive for COVID-19 will continue to rise despite the strict conditions of the four-week lockdown that began this week…
