Tag: COVID-19
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months
We're joined on the podcast by Richard Holden, to talk about the book and also Australia's economic outlook, on what has been a big week for economic news.
Something felt ‘off’ – how AI messed with our human research, and what we learned
Responses to our qualitative survey suggested artificial intelligence was at play. The results were woeful, and researchers will need to work harder to prevent contaminated outcomes.
NZ First fears over WHO regulations are misplaced – robust checks and balances already exist
Despite demands for an urgent ‘reservation’ and ‘national interest test’ over new WHO regulations, New Zealand’s sovereignty is not at risk from international agreements or treaties.
Some people think income tax is illegal. It's pseudolaw, and it's damaging the legal system
Pseudolaw looks a bit like law. It uses legal texts and sounds like something a lawyer might say. But it does not follow normal legal rules. So where did it come from, and why it is so worrisome?
In our first major intelligence review since COVID, here are 7 key priorities to be ready for the next pandemic
Nearly four years on from the start of the pandemic, there has been no independent review of the role the intelligence agencies played during the crisis.
Voice support up in Essential poll, but it is still behind
While the latest Essential polls shows an improvement for the “yes” vote, it’s still not enough for it to lead.
View from The Hill: We can't prepare for a future pandemic without fully looking at state governments' decisions in the last one
Australia needed a federal government-inquiry into the management of the pandemic. Albanese recognised this and before the election he indicated Labor would have one. But he was vague about its form.
Are Australia's roads becoming more dangerous? Here's what the data says
Road deaths have remained stubbornly high in Australia over the past decade. Do we have the right strategies in place to address the problem?
Birdwatching, immune responses and evolutionary mapping honoured at 2023 Eureka Prizes
The annual prizes for Australian science recognised efforts to confront the key challenges facing our world.
Coronavirus weekly: expert analysis from The Conversation global network
The outbreak continues to spread in new geographies and in numbers.
Coronavirus weekly: as the virus spreads, economies grind to a halt
Citizens around the world look warily at the rates of illnesses and deaths at home and abroad as the economic effects of COVID-19 start to hit.
Coronavirus weekly: as the world stays at home, where is the pandemic heading?
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.
Coronavirus weekly: as global cases pass one million, health-care workers take the strain
This fifth weekly column by our team of international health editors highlights more of the recently published articles from The Conversation’s global network.
Coronavirus weekly: as some countries hope to ease confinement, others are just getting started
Scientists and academics on how the world might change once this is all over, and if a return to ‘normality’ is even possible.
Coronavirus weekly: where are countries finding the money to mitigate economic catastrophe?
A look at what various countries – from Indonesia and Argentina to Canada and the US – are doing.
