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Universities lost 6% of their revenue in 2020, worse to come

30 August 2021

With a 6% drop in revenue, 2020 was a year Australian universities would prefer to forget, a report released today by the Mitchell Institute shows.

Government's short-term fixes still leave childcare sector at risk

26 August 2021

The federal government yesterday announced a relief package for childcare providers affected by extended lockdowns.

We probably can't eliminate COVID in Australia forever

7 July 2021

The Conversation: Moving away from an elimination approach to a long-term management strategy requires us to rapidly vaccinate most of the population, as vaccination significantly reduces severe outcomes from COVID.

Condoms, vaccines & sport: how the Tokyo Olympics is sending mixed messages about COVID-19 safety

5 July 2021

The Conversation: The Tokyo Olympics are less than three weeks away. And the pressure is on for the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Nearly 40% of Australian families can’t ‘afford’ childcare

30 June 2021

The Conversation: Childcare is unaffordable for more than 385,000 Australian families, a new report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute shows.

Bridging the higher education/industry gap

25 June 2021

How can universities collaborate with industry and the wider education system to help young people move successfully into skilled careers and continually up-skill and re-skill thereafter?

Stopping, blocking and dampening -- how Aussie drugs in the pipeline could treat COVID-19

24 June 2021

While widespread vaccination is key in our fight against COVID-19, people who are infected still need better treatment to improve their chance of survival and making a full recovery.

COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed

24 May 2021

The Conversation: Alarm bells rang internationally last week when Taiwan announced it was moving to its second highest COVID alert level after a recent surge of cases.

An extra $1.7 billion for child care won’t improve affordability for most

3 May 2021

Our analysis suggests the government's child-care subsidy changes won’t do much to improve the affordability of child care for many families on low to middle incomes. Nor will it address systemic problems.

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