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Coronavirus could spark a revolution in working from home. Are we ready?

  • Written by: Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
Coronavirus could spark a revolution in working from home. Are we ready?Shutterstock

Imagine your employer asking you to work from home until further notice.

As COVID-19 continues to spread, this seems an increasingly likely scenario. “Everyone who can work from home should work from home,” said Harvard epidemiologist William Hanage this week.

In China and neighbouring countries, millions are doing so for...

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In an election year, gun reform has become political in New Zealand and Jacinda Ardern is losing her support

  • Written by: Samara McPhedran, Director, Homicide Research Unit/Deputy Director, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University
In an election year, gun reform has become political in New Zealand and Jacinda Ardern is losing her supportDavid Alexander/AAP

Immediately after the Christchurch massacre in 2019, the New Zealand government pledged dramatic gun law changes.

A year later, amid an ongoing elevated terror level, the government has quietly dropped its promises the laws will prevent future mass shootings. It has shifted instead to platitudes about never wanting to see...

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Far-right extremists still threaten New Zealand, a year on from the Christchurch attacks

  • Written by: Paul Spoonley, Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University

In the hours after the Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year, I wrote that I hoped New Zealand would finally stop believing it was immune to far-right extremist violence. A year on, I’m not sure enough has changed.

I’ve researched far-right extremism for decades – and I would argue it remains a high-level threat in New...

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Morrison government funds 'pop up' testing clinics and tele-consultations in $2.4 billion COVID-19 health package

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government will unveil on Wednesday a package of coronavirus health measures, including a network of respiratory clinics, a new Medicare item for tele-consultations, and a communications campaign.

The package, which comes as the number of Australian cases reached 100, will cost A$2.4 billion, which includes $500 million announced last week to...

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  1. Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy on COVID-19
  2. The world's best fire management system is in northern Australia, and it's led by Indigenous land managers
  3. a good idea, but technically tricky
  4. To fix the family law system, we need to ask parents what really works
  5. The secret of TikTok's success? Humans are wired to love imitating dance moves
  6. We're innovative when housing bushfire victims. Why not all the homeless?
  7. A rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change is making it more common
  8. new research reveals the factors that matter
  9. Sad about having a boy not a girl? Your distress might be real but 'gender disappointment' is no mental illness
  10. Claire Murray's story gives a human face to trauma, drug use and blame culture
  11. You can do it! A 'growth mindset' helps us learn
  12. here's a 10-point plan for avoiding recession
  13. Morrison tells big business to show 'patriotism' as COVID-19 threatens to hit harder than GFC
  14. are we alone in the Universe? The answer was surprisingly consistent
  15. 'Fever clinics' are opening in Australia for people who think they're infected with the coronavirus. Why?
  16. A city-by-city guide to how water supplies fared in Australia's summer of extremes
  17. Young men on sexting: it’s normal, but complicated
  18. Entire hillsides of trees turned brown this summer. Is it the start of ecosystem collapse?
  19. All the world's a stage
  20. Next time, we've got to handle emergency donations better
  21. Australia has hundreds of programs to get women into science, but are they working? Time to find out
  22. Morrison government pledges funds to help states with health burden of COVID-19
  23. More 'sports rort' questions for Morrison after Bridget McKenzie speaks out
  24. A toilet paper run is like a bank run. The economic fixes are about the same
  25. COVID-19 death toll estimated to reach 3,900 by next Friday, according to AI modelling
  26. Sexual harassment claims are costly and complex – can this be fixed?
  27. Michelle Grattan on the escalation of coronavirus and the economy
  28. Australian and US rate cuts underline seriousness of the coronavirus crisis
  29. Denied full participation, Catholic women mobilise for change
  30. More money for private schools won't make Australia's education fairer, no matter how you split it
  31. Sure, save furry animals after the bushfires – but our river creatures are suffering too
  32. Which aged care services near you weren't up to scratch in 2019?
  33. How 'Earthships' could make rebuilding safer in bushfire zones
  34. Truganini and the bloody backstory to Victoria's first public execution
  35. Ransomware attack on sheep farmers shows there's no room for woolly thinking in cyber security
  36. Can Scott Morrison match Kevin Rudd in keeping Australia out of recession in a global crisis?
  37. Keith Pitt on the Murray-Darling Basin, the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, and Nuclear Power
  38. When there's nowhere to escape, a bushfire-safe room could be your last resort
  39. 3 things government must do now to keep Australian content alive
  40. Economic growth near an end as Treasury talks of prolonged coronavirus downturn
  41. No, pregnant women aren't primed to 'nest'. It's a myth that sets women up for a lifetime of housework
  42. It's now Biden v Sanders as Super Tuesday narrows the field for the Democratic nomination
  43. Malaysia takes a turn to the right, and many of its people are worried
  44. Why are people stockpiling toilet paper? We asked four experts
  45. NSW building certification bill still lets developers off the hook
  46. We should use 'I' more in academic writing – there is benefit to first-person perspective
  47. What are 'heat not burn' products and are they any safer than traditional cigarettes?
  48. why drug sellers see the internet as a lucrative safe haven
  49. fakes, body doubles and mirrors from the analog to the digital lens
  50. Biden easily wins Super Tuesday after strong comeback in past few days

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