Global economy dampened by more rainy days Economy & Industry A new study published in Nature has combined data on daily rainfall with subnational economy output from the last 40 years, showing that a region’s
Department use of old data contributing to Victoria’s biodiversity decline October 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment Victoria’s auditor-general has criticised the department of environment, land, water and planning (DELWP) for its failure to protect the state’s threatened species, citing lacklustre data
AMA: Australia cannot open up without urgent hospital modelling September 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The understanding about Australia’s current hospital capacity is not sufficient to know the impact of policy settings that will see the nation ‘living with the
Premium Insights and analysis National COVID plan Phase D at 80% of vaccination targets will risk lives, model says August 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory New modelling shows that the outcome of reducing COVID-19 restrictions in Australia after only 80% of the adult population has been vaccinated is insufficient. Before
Experts consider limitations of Doherty Institute modelling as COVID case numbers climb August 5, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Experts have underscored the limitations of modelling underpinning Australia’s COVID response plan, noting there are risks that demand for the vaccine could outstrip supply, and
The Doherty plan underscores why COVID-19 is a ‘reality that won’t go away’ August 5, 2021 By Amber Schultz Editors' Picks The Doherty Institute has released its modelling showing Australia’s vaccination targets for the path out of the pandemic which has driven the national cabinet’s four-phase plan for
Doherty Institute modelling for COVID Delta variant made public August 4, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A 24-page document produced by the Doherty Institute at the request of the federal government has been released to help explain what it will take
Counting the COVID-19 orphans July 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Modelling from an international study has offered a minimum worldwide estimate of 1.5 million children to have lost a parent, grandparent or caregiver to COVID-19,
Who is (probably) today’s best male tennis player? February 8, 2021 By Christopher Drovandi Editors' Picks When you ask that question, three names come to mind: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. A simple way to compare tennis players is
Premium Expert briefings Policy models are powerful decisionmaking tools, but backward-looking bias and lax application mean they can also be seductive and misleading August 1, 2019 By Claire Craig Career Advice When used well, models can reveal things about society nobody realised — but used poorly, they can lead us astray, writes Dr Claire Craig. Observational
Legislation as code — modelling in real time June 25, 2018 By Brigette Metzler Editors' Picks Ever thought of turning legislation into machine-consumable ‘digital rules’ (also known as code) to support public service delivery? Once created, this code could be reused and
What if the crowd forecast the economy for Treasury? April 8, 2016 By Nicholas Gruen & Nick Kamper Economy & Industry We shoot the breeze about who’ll win the next election or footy match. Virtually none of it helps predict the future. But we’re driven on … as if somehow it will.
