The Migrant
Goodbye, brain scrapers. COVID-19 tests now use gentler nose swabs
By Craig Lockwood and Lucy Crawford
Early COVID-19 images of swabbing from Wuhan, China, looked more like an Ebola news story — health-care workers fully...
The modelling behind Melbourne’s extended city-wide lockdown is problematic
By Joshua Gans, University of Toronto
I totally support the goal of eliminating the coronavirus from Victoria and at the same time hopefully eliminating it...
Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion
By Mitchell P. Jones, Vienna University of Technology
Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable and versatile natural materials. However,...
Victoria now has a good roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. New South Wales should...
By Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute
The COVID-19 roadmap for Victoria announced by Premier Daniel Andrews sets the state on the right path. Something like it...
Trouble at the mall as landlords and tenants ponder mutually assured destruction
By Matthew Bailey, Macquarie University
“This is not a bluff,” Scott Evans, the chief executive of Mosaic Brands, has said of his threat to permanently...
New Taskforce: Streamlined pathways to Australian permanent residency for businesses and talented individuals
A new taskforce that brings together experts from across the Commonwealth, States and Territories as well as the private sector has been created as...
Stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne metro extended to 28 September
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews today announced the Government's plan for easing coronavirus restrictions in the state.
The Premier started off his announcement about a roadmap...
Coronavirus restrictions in your state
By Liam Petterson, The Conversation; Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation
While COVID-19 restrictions were initially announced by the federal government and...
Australians don’t have a ‘right’ to travel. Does COVID mean our days of carefree...
By Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University
Australia is a nation of enthusiastic travellers, it is one of our defining national characteristics.
At any given time, around...
How COVID-19 could impact travel for years to come
By John Gradek, McGill University
In late 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) published its “Economic Performance of the Airline Industry” report. It contained...