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Why coronavirus impacts are devastating for international students in private rental housing

  • Written by: Alan Morris, Professor, University of Technology Sydney
Why coronavirus impacts are devastating for international students in private rental housingAliko Sunawang/Unsplash, FAL

About half of international students in Australia are private renters and more than half of them rely on paid work to pay the rent, but most of the casual jobs they depend on have been lost in the coronavirus pandemic. The results of our recent survey (conducted pre-COVID-19) of international students living in private...

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extend coronavirus support to temporary workers

  • Written by: Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Many temporary Australian residents will be excluded from the JobSeeker Payment and Coronavirus Supplement to be provided to permanent residents. In this open letter to the prime minister, 40 leading Australian experts on public policy argue this is in no-one’s interests.

Dear Mr Morrison,

The Australian government has achieved a...

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Head lice drug Ivermectin is being tested as a possible coronavirus treatment, but that's no reason to buy it

  • Written by: Andrew McLachlan, Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
Head lice drug Ivermectin is being tested as a possible coronavirus treatment, but that's no reason to buy itShutterstock

Researchers testing the head lice drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19 have seen promising results in lab studies.

But the research is in its early stages and the drug is yet to be tested on people with COVID-19. There’s so much we don’t know, including the right dose and delivery method for people with...

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Morrison sees massive ratings surge in Newspoll over coronavirus crisis; Trump also improves

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Morrison sees massive ratings surge in Newspoll over coronavirus crisis; Trump also improvesLukas Coch/AAP

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 1-3 from a sample of 1,508 people, showed a huge boost in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s approval rating based on his leadership thus far in the coronavirus crisis.

Nearly two-thirds of people (61%) were satisfied with Morrison’s performance (up a massive 20 points) and 35% were...

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  6. What if I can't pay my rent? These are the options for rent relief in Australia
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  8. Sorry to disappoint climate deniers, but coronavirus makes the low-carbon transition more urgent
  9. During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. Some are doing it again now
  10. 'Stupid coronavirus!' In uncertain times, we can help children through mindfulness and play
  11. 'Zoombombers' want to troll your online meetings. Here's how to stop them
  12. Can I visit my boyfriend or my parents? Go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in the Northern Territory and Tasmania
  13. Can I visit my boyfriend or my parents? Go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in Western Australia
  14. What does the coronavirus pandemic sound like? The voices of people struggling, secluding and surviving around the world
  15. Australia's telcos, banks and supermarkets granted exemption to cartel laws
  16. Young people are anxious about coronavirus. Political leaders need to talk with them, not at them
  17. Sleep won't cure the coronavirus but it can help our bodies fight it
  18. Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in the ACT and South Australia explained
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  20. Vale Bruce Dawe, Australia's 'Poet of Suburbia'
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  22. Thanks to coronavirus, Scott Morrison will become a significant prime minister
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  24. the simple technology that could help stop coronavirus spreading
  25. Scott Morrison is steering in the right direction, but we're going to need a bigger boat
  26. It is necessary to worry about health, but pessimism about the economy will hurt us
  27. Imagine if we could extract a permanent vaccine against hyper-partisanship from COVID-19
  28. Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus?
  29. Democracy 2025 - How does Australia compare: what makes a leading democracy? With Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans and Ian Chubb
  30. Morrison has rescued childcare from COVID-19 collapse – but the details are still murky
  31. Free child care to help nearly one million families, especially workers in essential services
  32. Who can get tested for coronavirus?
  33. 1 in 10 children affected by bushfires is Indigenous. We've been ignoring them for too long
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  35. what are Australia's obligations to cruise ships off its coast under international law?
  36. Can I still go to the dentist? How coronavirus is changing the way we look after our teeth
  37. COVID-19 has thrown year 12 students' lives into chaos. So what can we do?
  38. We've known about pandemic health messaging since 1918. So when it comes to coronavirus, what has Australia learnt?
  39. a more equitable public health agenda
  40. if you and your ex don't agree, what are your rights?
  41. How coronavirus challenges Muslims' faith and changes their lives
  42. Australia's post-war recovery program provides clues as to how to get out of this
  43. Ancient Greek ideas on the health of the body politic
  44. coronavirus shows again why we value expertise when it come to our health
  45. With pokies shut down, coronavirus stress could drive more people to reckless online gambling
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