The Migrant
How did we get to stage 4 in Melbourne and what new restrictions are...
By Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has declared that metropolitan Melbourne is now on “stage 4” restrictions as new cases...
Takeaway coffee allowed, but no wandering through Bunnings: here’s why Melbourne’s new business restrictions...
By Philip Russo, Monash University and Brett Mitchell, University of Newcastle
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced sweeping changes to businesses across metropolitan Melbourne, including...
The ACCC is suing Google for misleading millions. But calling it out is easier...
By Katharine Kemp, UNSW
Australia’s consumer watchdog is suing Google for allegedly misleading millions of people after it started tracking them on non-Google apps and...
Explainer: why is the South China Sea such a hotly contested region?
By Greg Austin, UNSW
In the past week, both the US and Australia rejected large parts of China’s extensive maritime claims in the South China...
America has corn and Asia has rice. It’s time Australia had a native staple...
By Angela Pattison, University of Sydney; Rebecca Cross, University of Sydney, and Tina Bell, University of Sydney
Most countries have a staple food: native, fast-growing...
When companies go bust, temporary visa holders miss out and that’s wrong
By Kevin Davis, University of Melbourne
The exclusion of temporary visa workers from reimbursement under Australia’s Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme for lost wages and...
Don’t abandon plans for high-speed rail in Australia – just look at all the...
By Marcus Luigi Spiller, University of Melbourne
The Grattan Institute’s call to “abandon” plans for any high-speed rail network in Australia fails to look at...
Ten-year-olds do not belong in detention. Why Australia must raise the age of criminal...
For Chris Cunneen, University of Technology Sydney
In Australia, children as young as ten can be held criminally responsible for their actions.
This means they can...
Do I need a referral for a COVID-19 test? What happens if you test...
By Trent Yarwood, The University of Queensland
As COVID-19 cases surge in Victoria and NSW, authorities have again urged anyone with symptoms, including cough, fever,...
COVID-19 could see thousands of women miss out on having kids, instead of baby...
By Liz Allen, Australian National University
COVID-19 lockdowns have led to suggestions there could be a “coronial” baby boom.
But while a baby boom as a...