Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The inquiry commissioned by the Berejiklian government into the Ruby Princess COVID-19 disaster has laid blame on NSW health...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Whether a ratings chase or ideological war, News Corp’s coronavirus coverage is dangerous
By Denis Muller, University of Melbourne
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, in significant parts of its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, has become a clear and...
Two weeks into Melbourne’s lockdown, why aren’t COVID-19 case numbers going down?
By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Victoria University; Maja Husaric, Victoria University, and Maximilian de Courten, Victoria University
Fourteen days after Melbourne was put back into lockdown, the...
We asked multicultural communities how best to communicate COVID-19 advice. Here’s what they told...
By Abby Wild, Monash University; Breanne Kunstler, Monash University; Denise Goodwin, Monash University, and Helen Skouteris, Monash University
As COVID-19 cases began spreading across many...
Here’s how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work – and how residents might be...
By Andrew Burridge, Macquarie University
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the border between his state and NSW will close after 11:59pm on Tuesday to...
Explainer: what are the Australian government’s powers to quarantine people in a coronavirus outbreak?
Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle and Bin Li, University of Newcastle
The Australian government has announced its intention to use powers under the Biosecurity Act,...