Opinion

Why it is "reasonable and necessary" for the NDIS to support people's sex lives

22 May 2020

The federal government keeps fighting attempts to allow people on the NDIS to access sexual supports. But what about their rights to have a rich and fulfilling life?

Vital Signs: Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules

22 May 2020

China's dumping stoush with Australia isn't just about barley. But it is about trade and unfinished business in global trade rules.

7 ways to manage your #coronaphobia

21 May 2020

How do you know if your fears of coronavirus are out of control? And what can you do about it?

UNSW academics explain what tax incentives are needed to help stimulate growth and cushion businesses as Australia recovers from the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock

What belt-tightening and tax-raising strategies will be needed to help Australia foot the COVID-19 bill?

20 May 2020

Tax experts from UNSW Business School discuss possible tax reforms and quick fixes that Australia could implement to pay off an estimated $1 trillion national debt post-coronavirus.

The pieces of Australia post-coronavirus are falling into place

20 May 2020

We will trade, but take more account of our interests than before, and we will trust government more.

Fang Fang's Wuhan diaries are a personal account of shared memory

19 May 2020

Fang Fang publicly diarised the Wuhan lockdown in realtime. Now, her WeChat diaries are being published in English.

The costs of the shutdown are overestimated — they're outweighed by its $1 trillion benefit

18 May 2020

A realistic estimate of the economic costs of a two-year lockdown amounts to $90 billion. The benefit in lives saved amounts to around $1.1 trillion.

The problem during lockdown is that not just a few products per expenditure category are missing when calculating the Consumer Price Index – it can be the entire expenditure category itself. Photo: Shutterstock

What happens to inflation when we cannot buy goods during a lockdown?

15 May 2020

When products are unavailable in a lockdown, consumption growth will be overstated and changes in the cost of living will be underestimated.

Vital Signs: Rules are also signals, which is why easing social distancing is such a problem

15 May 2020

Government rules do more than simply define what is permissible. They also signal information that influences public behaviour in other areas of life.

Barley, beef and bullies: trade tensions in a COVID-19 world

14 May 2020

Trade boycotts do not usually work and will come at a great cost to the country imposing the ban, says international trade expert Tim Harcourt.

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