Four experts investigate how the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory began Monday June 15, 2020 By Wasim Ahmed & Joseph Downing & Marc Tuters Communications & Technology Science is slow and methodical. So far-fetched explanations about how the outbreak started began filling the vacuum. Read more
Opinion: producing reliable demographic projections out 40 years will be challenging, this time Monday June 15, 2020 By David Kalisch Editors' Picks Former Australian Statistician David Kalisch discusses the Intergenerational Report expected to be released by the federal government sometime this year. Read more
Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling Monday June 15, 2020 By Lee Baumgartner & Jamin Forbes & Katie Doyle Editors' Picks Having suitable breeding fish does not always guarantee millions of healthy offspring for restocking. And even if millions of young fish are released into the… Read more
Counterfeiters are taking advantage of the pandemic. Here’s how to stop them Friday June 12, 2020 By Justin Picard Communications & Technology Counterfeiters are flooding the market with fake COVID-19 equipment and medicines. A new kind of secure QR code could be the answer. Read more
Premium Expert briefings Simon Cotterell: pandemic policy advisor making a difference Friday June 12, 2020 By The Mandarin Federal Simon Cotterell is first assistant secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health. Read more
Who you gonna call? Confusion abounds for employers and workers in JobKeeper disputes Wednesday June 10, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Economy & Industry Who’s responsible for picking up the pieces when an eligible worker gets left out of the JobKeeper program? That’s the question being asked in the… Read more
Australia’s defence industry should innovate its way into the future Wednesday June 10, 2020 By John Conway & Dougal Robertson Communications & Technology The answer to defence supply-chain disruption isn’t necessarily building equipment here. And it certainly doesn’t lie in rebuilding tariff walls pulled down in the 1980… Read more
Opinion: federal agencies and watchdogs find their voice in the COVID era Wednesday June 10, 2020 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Amid the biggest pandemic since the Spanish Flu, and the biggest economic calamity since the GFC, Australia’s top public institutions are showing their worth by… Read more
Why do so many dangerous animals live in Australia? Tuesday June 9, 2020 By Louise Gentle Editors' Picks Other continents have several ancestors that may or may not have been venomous, but Australia’s 140 terrestrial and 30 marine snake species all evolved from… Read more
Premium Expert briefings Fran Tiplady: pandemic policy advisor making a difference Tuesday June 9, 2020 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Fran Tiplady is manager, Public Health Response, Communicable Disease Prevention Unit, Public Health Services, Tasmanian Department of Health. Read more
Premium Expert briefings Dianne Stephens: pandemic policy advisor making a difference Tuesday June 9, 2020 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Associate Professor Dianne Stephens is deputy chief health officer and director, Public Health Unit Directorate, Northern Territory Department of Health; and medical director, National Critical… Read more
Opinion: the National Cabinet has been a success so far, but it must adhere to four principles if it is to continue to be effective Tuesday June 9, 2020 By Daniel D’Hotman Australian Capital Territory Australians are ambitious for what the National Cabinet can achieve. But it must be vigilant against the risk that effective federal and state cooperation will… Read more
Tear gas is way more dangerous than police let on — especially during the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday June 9, 2020 By Lisa Song Editors' Picks In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes,… Read more
Coronavirus winners and losers Tuesday June 9, 2020 By Ramesh Thakur Economy & Industry Here is a preliminary assessment of losers and winners from the global pandemic. Read more
Opinion: our system favours charisma at the expense of appropriate representation — but it doesn’t have to Tuesday June 9, 2020 By Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Editors' Picks The college-educated may be well intentioned and articulate, but can they ever really appreciate the plight of communities?… Read more
