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MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'

  • Written by: Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'DAN PELED/AAP

These past few weeks have shown the brittleness of Australia’s online systems. It’s not surprising the federal government’s traditionally slow-moving IT systems are buckling under the pressure.

On Sunday, the federal government announced it would double unemployment benefits as part of its coronavirus rescue package....

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Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown

  • Written by: Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury
Why New Zealand’s coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdownShutterstock

The 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.

As of today, there are 368 cases in New Zealand, up from 39 recorded a week ago, and just over three weeks after the first case was reported on March 3.

The question now is how...

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Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online

  • Written by: Fiona MacDonald, Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University
Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go onlineShutterstock

For children, school is about more than just learning. This is even more the case for children living in disadvantage as many schools also provide vital food and a welcoming environment.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, many schools are closing and fewer children are attending. In term two, it seems, most Australian...

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Rushed coronavirus tenancy laws raise as many questions as they answer

  • Written by: Dilan Thampapillai, Senior Lecturer, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Rushed coronavirus tenancy laws raise as many questions as they answerShutterstock

The coronavirus and its attendant emergency measures are set to deliver a profound shock to the residential tenancy market.

How it will work out is anybody’s guess, but it is looking like a crisis.

Banks and governments have acted quickly.

The major banks are deferring mortgage payments for up to six months for customers whose...

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  4. 89 million masks, 30 million gowns, 2.9 million litres of hand sanitiser. A month.
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  7. Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights
  8. How can I treat myself if I've got – or think I've got – coronavirus?
  9. how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house
  10. what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?
  11. 'Whatever it takes' should now include a universal basic income
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  14. As we turn to creativity in isolation, the coronavirus is a calamity on top of an arts crisis
  15. tiny moments of pleasure really can help us through this stressful time
  16. The case for a rent holiday for businesses on the coronavirus economic frontline
  17. when you berate people for bad behaviour, they do it more
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  19. New ways of 'being together apart' can work for us and the planet long after coronavirus crisis passes
  20. Here's what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about tackling climate change
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  23. Which leaders and health experts will be on the right side of history on COVID-19 policy?
  24. To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms
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  26. Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal
  27. Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine
  28. Why coronavirus may forever change the way we care within families
  29. Life in prison looms for Australia's Christchurch gunman, now NZ's first convicted terrorist
  30. People with a disability are more likely to die from coronavirus – but we can reduce this risk
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  32. the coronavirus is changing how we care for the dead
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  35. Other countries are shutting schools – why does the Australian government say it's safe to keep them open?
  36. The community-led movement creating hope in the time of coronavirus
  37. Public spaces bind cities together. What happens when coronavirus forces us apart?
  38. We need to consider granting bail to unsentenced prisoners to stop the spread of coronavirus
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