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...
‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how...
By Naomi Pfitzner, Monash University and Marie Segrave, Monash University
At the first sign of lockdown due to COVID-19 in Australia and across the globe,...
Explainer: what is a ‘state of disaster’ and what powers does it confer?
By Anne Twomey, University of Sydney
A “state of disaster” has been declared for the whole of Victoria from 6pm, Sunday August 2, for a...
When grief meets politics, it is sad and ugly
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
It’s been welcome to see governments taking expert health advice during the pandemic. But on the issue of ultimate...
Yes, lockdowns are costly. But the alternatives are worse
By Patrick Abraham, The University of Melbourne; Laxman Bablani, The University of Melbourne; Natalie Carvalho, The University of Melbourne, and Tony Blakely, The University...
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...
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...
‘Garbage’ and ‘cash cows’: temporary migrants describe anguish of exclusion and racism during COVID-19
By Bassina Farbenblum, UNSW and Laurie Berg, University of Technology Sydney
In early April, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a clear message to temporary visa...
Morrison government’s message to Daniel Andrews: ‘open faster’
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Victoria is on the right track towards opening up as it registered 13 COVID cases today, 10 cases yesterday...
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...