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The trade-offs 'smart city' apps like COVIDSafe ask us to make go well beyond privacy

  • Written by: Kurt Iveson, Associate Professor of Urban Geography and Research Lead, Sydney Policy Lab, University of Sydney

The Commonwealth government says if enough of us download its COVIDSafe app, restrictions on our movements and activities can be lifted more quickly and life can return to normal. As important as it is to contain the spread of coronavirus, no government decision about how to do that is beyond question. For those of us concerned about the social...

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The 'hospital in the home' revolution has been stalled by COVID-19. But it's still a good idea

  • Written by: Martin Hensher, Associate Professor of Health Systems Financing & Organisation, Deakin University
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Growing numbers of Australians are choosing to receive their hospital care at home, according to figures published today in the Medical Journal of Australia. In 2017-18, more than half a million days of publicly funded hospital care were delivered at patients’ homes rather than in hospital.

“Hospital in the home” is...

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Experts are back in fashion – now more than ever we need to question them

  • Written by: Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University
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Once upon a very different time, British cabinet minister Michael Gove sneered that “people have had enough of experts from organisations with acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong.”

But that was then and this is now. One or two obvious exceptions aside, we are all in love...

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Trust in quality news outlets strong during coronavirus pandemic

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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The New York Times passed an impressive milestone this week, with more than 6 million paid subscribers globally. Our latest research suggests it’s no coincidence it achieved this feat during the COVID-19 crisis.

In announcing the subscription gains, NYT’s president and CEO, Mark Thompson, said the pandemic was “a...

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  1. The government will spend $48 million to safeguard mental health. Extending JobKeeper would safeguard it even more
  2. Yes, we need a global coronavirus inquiry, but not for petty political point-scoring
  3. The costs of the shutdown are overestimated -- they're outweighed by its $1 trillion benefit
  4. Two refs are better than one, so why does the NRL want to drop one?
  5. The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus
  6. 70% of people surveyed said they'd download a coronavirus app. Only 44% did. Why the gap?
  7. why astronomy matters in times of crisis
  8. reasons to get with online choirs
  9. Michelle Grattan on the climb down the mountain, unemployment and Jobkeeper, as well as Anthony Albanese's 'vision statement'
  10. More than 70% of academics at some universities are casuals. They're losing work and are cut out of JobKeeper
  11. 'Best of' sport lists are filling the live sport vacuum, but women take the sidelines once again
  12. New Zealand's COVID-19 budget delivers on one crisis, but largely leaves climate change for another day
  13. voices from the bush – how lockdown affects remote Indigenous communities differently
  14. new research to map violence in the forgotten conflict in West Papua
  15. Yes, carbon emissions fell during COVID-19. But it's the shift away from coal that really matters
  16. rules are also signals, which is why easing social distancing is such a problem
  17. 92% of Australians don't know the difference between viral and bacterial infections
  18. it doesn't end when housing aid projects finish
  19. Most young people who do VET after school are in full-time work by the age of 25
  20. Descending the COVID mountain could be hazardous for Scott Morrison
  21. Australia has dug itself into a hole in its relationship with China. It's time to find a way out
  22. New Zealand's pandemic budget is all about saving and creating jobs. Now the hard work begins
  23. New Zealand’s ‘catch up, patch up’ health budget misses the chance for a national overhaul
  24. Why can't we use antibody tests for diagnosing COVID-19 yet?
  25. 9 reasons you should be worried about the closure of BuzzFeed News in Australia
  26. here's how teachers feel about going back to the classroom
  27. Will New Zealand's $50 billion budget boost Jacinda Ardern's chance of being re-elected?
  28. What'll happen when the money's snatched back? Our looming coronavirus support cliff
  29. Were it not for JobKeeper, unemployment would be 11.7%, up from 5.2% in one month. Here's how the numbers pan out
  30. We know racism and recessions go together. Australia must prepare to stop a racism spike here.
  31. Is isolation a feeling?
  32. lock up your pet, it's a killing machine
  33. what opioid misuse costs Australia in a year
  34. We need to plan for life after JobKeeper now. We need to make it portable
  35. Pandemic dents Australians' views of both China and the United States
  36. Young people were already struggling before the pandemic. Here are 7 ways to help them navigate a changed world
  37. Why coronavirus must not stop Australia creating denser cities
  38. even in a pandemic, mixed emotions are more common than negative ones
  39. Miss hugs? Touch forms bonds and boosts immune systems. Here’s how to cope without it during coronavirus
  40. How to tweak JobKeeper, if we must
  41. Google and Facebook pay way less tax in New Zealand than in Australia – and we're paying the price
  42. How to stay calm and manage those family tensions during the coronavirus lockdown
  43. one tip on video conferencing good enough for Matthew McConaughey
  44. If we want workers to stay home when sick, we need paid leave for casuals
  45. Literary magazines are often the first place new authors are published. We can't lose them
  46. What is public interest journalism? Providing reliable information to those who need it most
  47. In some places 40% of us may have downloaded COVIDSafe. Here's why the government should share what it knows
  48. As restrictions ease, here are 5 crucial ways for Australia to stay safely on top of COVID-19
  49. As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
  50. what caused major climate change in the past?

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