The app is promising as a go-to resource for COVID-19 information. But as the crisis unfolds, these extra features could make it a more effective tool.
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Many operators have lost almost all their fare revenue. Even those who operate on contract terms that reduce the impact of falling patronage must bear the costs of disinfection and other precautions.
The particulars of the British political system come into play at times like these.
As scientists frantically try to find drugs to slow COVID-19’s spread, citizen science offers an opportunity for all of us to get involved.
Whether you’re going grocery shopping, handling money, going to the park, taking public transport or getting takeaway - here are some tips on what to avoid when possible.
Travelling to conferences and meetings has become a way of life for many of us – and has driven up emissions. Now COVID-19, not climate change, is forcing us to explore and develop alternatives.
Most of the activities that define city life we do together. Now that we are having to get used to more isolated lives, will this have lasting social impacts or will city life resume as before?
Platforms like Airbnb have been blamed for reducing the rental housing supply and pushing up rents. But investors seeking more security might now want to offer their properties to long-term renters.
Improving the housing conditions of the most marginalised people among us is an important biosecurity measure for the whole community.
Citizens around the world look warily at the rates of illnesses and deaths at home and abroad as the economic effects of COVID-19 start to hit.
Housing is our first line of defence against coronavirus, so leaving someone homeless increases the risk for everyone. Australia should follow other countries in imposing a moratorium on evictions.
Many people don’t realise high-income earners are the biggest users of public transport in Australian cities, but it’s still low-income earners who are most vulnerable to service disruptions.
Compared to many other advanced countries, both federal and state court systems in the United States are behind in using videoconferencing in court settings.
Telstra and Optus have already made arrangements to support customers with extra, free data during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what is the NBN doing?
A new analysis shows an economic downturn due to COVID-19 will dramatically increase rental stress for people with insecure or casual work.
Australia can learn from what has been done overseas, especially in China, to keep public transport running while containing the spread of coronavirus.
New Zealanders should expect new border entry restrictions to stay in place for some time, but the measures are important to control the spread of coronavirus in New Zealand and the Pacific.
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health, CQUniversity Australia
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Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Honorary Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Statistics, Virginia Tech
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Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, UNSW
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina
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Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Assistant Director of the Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Health Services Research, University of York