Experts say immediate attention is needed to protect children from the harms of rising racism during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The call comes after a series of recommendations to counter racism and improve child wellbeing were published by several ...
More »Health quality expert predicts COVID-19 will cause some Australians to suffer for ‘many, many years to come’
While COVID-19 does not discriminate, it will be Australia’s poor, homeless, people with disabilities and the socially marginalised who will be affected the most by the economic fallout. That’s the prediction of Professor Sharon Friel, director of the Menzies Centre ...
More »How COVID-19 has opened our eyes to other ‘catastrophic’ global threats: Report
Perhaps one of the only ‘benefits’ of a pandemic like COVID-19 is that it can trigger countries to reassess other dangers to humanity and how they can be mitigated - possibly even eliminated - in the future. A new report, entitled ...
More »COVID-19 ‘likely’ to affect Australia’s birth rate, relationships and population
A leading demographer believes Australians will be less likely to have babies, and the nation will experience changes in population and the way we form relationships as the COVID-19 uncertainty drags on. Dr Liz Allen, a population expert at Australian National ...
More »ANU professor recommends HECS-style loans to soften COVID-19 economic crash
The architect of Australia’s original Higher Education Contribution Scheme – known as HECS – is calling on the government to roll out income and revenue-based loans to soften a likely world recession. Australia National University leading economist Professor Bruce Chapman ...
More »ANU research to help ‘close the gap’ on Indigenous heart disease
New national recommendations have stated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should have their heart checked by age 18 at the latest. These recommendations, which appeared in the Medical Journal of Australia in an article entitled ‘Cardiovascular disease risk ...
More »Unis offer bursaries to students unable to travel to Australia
Universities are continuing to reach into their coffers to assist students affected by the government’s China travel ban, with Australian National University recently announcing a one-off bursary worth up to $5000. In a statement, deputy vice-chancellor (academic) Professor Grady Venville ...
More »University of Sydney halts spending as new modelling shows economic impact of COVID-19
The University of Sydney has halted spending and warned of potential job losses as it grapples with a $200 million financial hit due to coronavirus. USYD will cease expenditure on non-essential projects, ban unneeded travel and also freeze recruitment, The ...
More »2020 ANUpoll shows environment and climate change are top concerns
The 2020 ANUpoll conducted by The Australian National University (ANU) shows environment and climate change are the top two concerns among respondents. ANUpoll also revealed that the biggest drop in support for coal mines was among Australians who voted for the ...
More »ANU professor warns of climate crisis, not emergency ahead of Climate Update 2020
The summer bushfires that caused devastation across many parts of Australia have situated Australia as “ground zero” for what is a “climate crisis” that is getting worse, ANU’s professor Mark Howden will articulate today. In his keynote address at the ...
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