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3 July 20203 July 2020

Victorians must all share the lockdown load

Victorians in 10 postcodes across Melbourne’s north and west have been ordered back into lockdown. But regaining control of COVID-19 remains the responsibility of all Victorians.

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Health 
18 June 202018 June 2020

The latest jobs data shows urban electorates are now being hit hardest by COVID-19

Previously hard-hit rural electorates in Queensland and NSW with large tourism industries have regained some jobs, while inner-city electorates are now among the hardest hit.

read more The latest jobs data shows urban electorates are now being hit hardest by COVID-19

Household Finances 
28 May 202029 May 2020

Job losses caused by COVID-19, electorate by electorate

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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Economic Growth, Household Finances 

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Household Finances 

14 May 202028 May 2020

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.

read more The modest rise in unemployment hides a much grimmer picture

6 May 20206 May 2020

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.

read more Tracking economic uncertainty in the age of COVID-19

Household Finances 
4 May 20204 May 2020

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.

read more How children get and transmit COVID-19 is still a mystery

Health 
COVID-19 COVIDSafe app on an android phone

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Health 

27 April 202027 April 2020

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.

read more Why we’ve downloaded the COVIDSafe app

Man using Grattan COVID-19 econ tracker on his desktop computer

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Budget Policy, Economic Growth 

24 April 202023 April 2020

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

read more Tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian economy

21 April 202022 April 2020

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.

read more Arts, Education, and Hospitality first in line for JobKeeper

Budget Policy 
15 April 202015 April 2020

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.

read more Why we won’t know the full effect of COVID-19 on jobs in Australia for at least another month

Household Finances 

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