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Managing supply chain risk in a post-COVID-19 world
Stephen Olson | May 7, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has called into question several assumptions which have underpinned global trade for decades. By the time the dust settles, the world’s approach to trade could look quite different.
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Cutting red tape to boost the recovery
Ebony Stansfield | May 7, 2020COVID-19 derailed many government plans on a budget surplus, but the pandemic may be the anchor of change in a much bigger shift that could reshape economies around the world.
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Logging native forests fueled the summer bushfires
Open Forum | May 7, 2020The logging of native forests increases the risk and severity of fire and had a profound effect on the recent, catastrophic Australian bushfires, according to new research.
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Too much bipartisanship is bad for democracy
Dominic O'Sullivan | May 6, 2020Scott Morrison’s creation of a national cabinet of Federal and State leaders has helped Australia maintain a united front against COVID-19, but the division between government and opposition should be maintained to safeguard democracy.
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Human resources hold the key to business bouncing back
Open Forum | May 6, 2020As retrenchments continue to cloud the foreseeable future of businesses around the country, new Australian research pinpoints human resource management system as a key to success.
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Preserving life and our quality of life
Ramesh Thakur | May 6, 2020The trade off between public health and economic survival isn’t black and white. More targeted measures can protect those most at risk while allowing business and society to recover.
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We are not all in this together
Alysia Blackham | May 5, 2020Many Australians are facing potential unemployment, but the reality is some people, including older workers, are more likely to face discrimination and inequality in the workplace during COVID-19.
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Australia needs a better tax system
Neil Warren | May 5, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the fact we are failing to collect tax revenue while giving away hundreds of billions in tax concessions, increasing the financial burden on the working public.
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Working out how to fight COVID together
Open Forum | May 5, 2020Social and behavioural sciences can help us get the most out of the COVID-19 regulations, according to Aussie and international researchers who have listed some recommendations for different stages of the pandemic.
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A pandemic in the era of great power rivalry and neoliberalism
Oliver Villar | May 4, 2020Dr Oliver Villar of Charles Sturt University argues that the real virus threatening the world is neoliberalism, rather than COVID-19, and the current pandemic is a smokescreen for US-China rivalry.
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Give Victorians the facts on the abattoir outbreak
Clare Tanner | May 4, 2020The Victorian government’s refusal to name the meat-packing plant at the centre of a COVID-19 hotspot places the public at risk, and threatens to erode the mutual trust required to fight the pandemic together.
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Preparing for the next computer virus
Tim Watts | May 4, 2020The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we think about national resilience in the face of global crises. It’s shown us how disasters can cascade around an interconnected world and prompts consideration of what challenges may come.
