Coastal electorates that rely heavily on tourism have been hit hardest, and workers in rural and regional electorates have been hit harder than workers in the major capitals.
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The modest rise in unemployment hides a much grimmer picture
2.7 million people either lost their jobs or lost hours of work in April. The unemployment rate doesn’t capture the scale of COVID’s effect on jobs.
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Tracking economic uncertainty in the age of COVID-19
A defining feature of the COVID-19 crisis is the uncertainty it’s created. The uncertainty could be very costly for the Australian economy, and will weigh on the economic recovery in Australia until we’re certain we’ve got the virus under control.
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How children get and transmit COVID-19 is still a mystery
There’s still a lot we don’t know about how the virus affects children. We are safer if we make decisions while fully aware of that uncertainty, rather than with an unfounded surety. Only then can we properly measure the trade-offs, and make the tough decisions that need to be made about our schools.
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Why we’ve downloaded the COVIDSafe app
Almost two million Australians downloaded the COVIDSafe app in the first 22 hours of its release. But that is a long way from the numbers the app needs to be effective. The government needs to do more to convince people it can be trusted.
Tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian economy
Grattan has developed a new tool for monitoring the impacts of the coronavirus on the Australian economy
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Arts, Education, and Hospitality first in line for JobKeeper
About 1 in 3 Australian businesses have expressed interest in the JobKeeper Program – but not all sectors are represented equally.
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Why we won’t know the full effect of COVID-19 on jobs in Australia for at least another month
The March labour force data will report on a jobs market that sadly no longer exists – the Australia before widespread spatial distancing and shutdowns of non-essential businesses.
COVID-19: Australia’s fiscal response is now among the biggest in the world
Governments around the globe are promising record amounts of spending to tackle the crisis. And those commitments will get bigger before this is over.
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Australia should join New Zealand and shoot for eliminating coronavirus
A growing body of evidence shows that if we can hold the course for a little while longer, Australia could beat coronavirus.
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