Why the international education crisis will linger long after students return
26th October 2021
The Conversation: Over 145,000 international student visa holders are stuck overseas. Even if they do arrive in time for the start of the 2022 academic year, this won’t overcome the issue of the “pipeline” effect.
High Court lends weight to academic freedom
14th October 2021
The High Court has upheld the decision of James Cook University to terminate the employment of controversial physicist Professor Peter Ridd giving new legal weight to academic freedom.
Vaccination disparities risk further entrenching disadvantage
8th October 2021
The Conversation: With vaccination rates lower among low socioeconomic groups, social and economic privileges is likely to increase inequality.
Your household power bills could be 15% cheaper, if Australia’s energy regulator was doing its job
28th September 2021
The Conversation: About 40% of energy bills goes to a company, which owns and operates the transmission lines. New insights suggest you are paying more than you should.
‘Living with COVID’ looks very different for front-line health workers, who are already exhausted
6th September 2021
The Conversation: Our survey of front-line Australian health-care workers found the pandemic had taken a considerable toll, with significant numbers of health-care workers having symptoms of mental illness and trauma.
How long does immunity last after vaccination? Do we need a COVID booster?
30th August 2021
The Conversation: As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues, public attention is increasingly turning to booster shots, which aim to top up immunity if it wanes. But is a third dose needed? And if so, when?
Universities lost 6% of their revenue in 2020, worse to come
30th August 2021
With a 6% drop in revenue, 2020 was a year Australian universities would prefer to forget, a report released today by the Mitchell Institute shows.
Rates of COVID might increase in winter, but it’s not necessarily because the virus thrives in the cold
26th August 2021
The Conversation: Cases of common colds rise as temperatures drop, however, with SARS-CoV-2 we can’t be sure of the effect of temperature on case numbers.
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