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Self-employed feel the sharp edge of COVID-19, survey shows
More than four-in-five self-employed Australians say their profits have taken a significant hit because of COVID-19, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The analysis of a recent survey of more than 3100 Australians was led by Professor Matthew Gray and…
Short programs help Australians skill up for the long term
Australians will be able to skill up, retrain and gain vital new knowledge from some of the world's best teachers through a range of short programs at The Australian National University (ANU). The certificates, covering areas as diverse as data mining, machine learning and rare Asia-Pacific…
Contact tracing apps are vital tools in the fight against coronavirus. But who decides how they work?
Last week the head of Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency, Randall Brugeaud, told a Senate committee hearing an updated version of Australia’s COVIDSafe contact-tracing app would soon be released. That’s because the current version doesn’t work properly on Apple phones, which restrict…
Action needed to protect kids from COVID-19 racism spike
Urgent attention is needed during this pandemic to protect children from the harms of rising racism, experts say. A series of recommendations published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) outline steps to combat racism…
Australians worried about infection and jobs due to COVID-19
Two-thirds of Australians say they feel anxious or worried about their own and others' safety and more than 600,000 have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, according to a new study from The Australian National University. Almost four-in-10 people say they feel it is either very likely or…
Singing the unsayable
Dr Bonnie McConnell’s new book opens with the musician Fatou singing the unsayable. “You know I am HIV positive and taking my treatment. Don’t worry, let’s join hands and fight the virus.” It’s 2007 in the Gambia, and Dr McConnell was onstage playing keyboard next to Fatou. In the front row of…
Why self-determination is vital for Indigenous communities to beat coronavirus
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people know very well the challenges of dealing with infectious diseases introduced from overseas to which the people have no immunity. Historically, epidemics have brought a double threat: first to Indigenous health, then to Indigenous self-determination.…