Covid Research stories
27
May
2020
For First Nations people, coronavirus has meant fewer services, separated families and over-policing: new report
Yesterday was National Sorry Day in Australia. It marks the anniversary of the tabling of the Bringing Them Home report, which chronicles...
19
May
2020
Two in three volunteers stopped vital work due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the economic and social benefits generated by the roughly seven million Australians who volunteer...
19
May
2020
Why good leaders need to hold the hose: how history might read Morrison’s coronavirus leadership
What does political leadership look like in a pandemic? Many of us probably carry images in our heads of what good leadership might be in a...
18
May
2020
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...
18
May
2020
Self-employed Australians’ hours have fallen 32% since coronavirus hit – double the impact on all employees
Australia Bureau of Statistics data has confirmed the massive economic hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, with total hours worked across the...
12
May
2020
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...
12
May
2020
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...