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Free rapid antigen tests makes economic sense for governments, our analysis shows

COVID-19 The Conversation - January 7, 2022

We’ve developed a model that estimates how cost-effective a policy of government-funded rapid antigen tests for all Australians would be.

Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new COVID variant Omicron

News The Conversation - November 29, 2021

There is global concern and widespread alarm, including talk of new travel bans, following the discovery of new COVID variant Omicron.

Working from home has put an end to ‘casual collisions’ that build trust

News The Conversation - November 24, 2021

For many of us it feels like there’s no going back. We’ve had working from home foisted upon us. We don’t want to give it all up.

Australia’s net-zero plan fails to tackle our biggest contribution to climate change: fossil fuel exports

National The Conversation - October 27, 2021

The Morrison government’s eleventh hour commitment to net zero by 2050 is a monumental failure.

Stadiums, bushfires and a pandemic: how will Gladys Berejiklian will be remembered as premier?

National The Conversation - October 1, 2021

Gladys Berejiklian will be remembered as premier of NSW for her resilience, level-headedness, and the ICAC investigation that toppled her.

Can Australian employers make you get a COVID-19 vaccine? Mostly not — but here’s when they can

News The Conversation - August 11, 2021

The federal government hasn’t shut the door completely on employers pursuing mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies of their own.

What do I need to know about the Moderna vaccine? And how does it compare with Pfizer?

COVID-19 The Conversation - August 10, 2021

Australia’s medical regulator has provisionally approved another COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna, for use in Australia.

Labor gains clear Newspoll lead during Sydney lockdown, but will the economy save Coalition?

News The Conversation - July 19, 2021

This week’s Newspoll, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, a two-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago.

From UFOs to COVID conspiracy theories, we all struggle with the ‘truth out there’

News The Conversation - June 30, 2021

Facebook has reversed its decision to ban claims the virus was made in a lab, opening the door further to explore COVID conspiracy theories.

This adorable mouse was considered extinct for over 100 years — until we found it hiding in plain sight

National The Conversation - June 29, 2021

One rodent species, Gould’s mouse (Pseudomys gouldii), is set to be crossed off Australia’s extinct species list.

Contrasting NSW and Victoria lockdown coverage reveals much about the politics of COVID – and the media

News The Conversation - June 29, 2021

Media coverage of the first few days of the COVID-19 outbreak in NSW has been different from that of the most recent lockdown in Victoria.

Intergenerational report to show Australia older, smaller and more in debt

Opinion The Conversation - June 28, 2021

Australia will be smaller and older than previously expected in 40 years time after a downward revision of projections in an intergenerational report in 20 years.

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