Flirting with trouble

COVID has declined from an international emergency four years ago to a mild inconvenience today, but a new variant called FLiRT could herald a resurgence this winter.

Remember COVID?

The COVID pandemic, which began four years ago, seems like a science fiction story in retrospect, with mass public lockdowns, vast handouts of government support and closely watched daily press conferences about a new disease which now seems little more threatening than the common cold.

The return of COVID

COVID is now seen as a minor inconvenience, rather than a global health threat, but a new variant is surging across the world and only 20% of older Australians are up to date with their booster shots.

COVID’s still a problem

COVID has fallen out of the headlines and public consciousness, but it still takes its toll of people’s lives and health, and burdens the health system.

The kraken wakes

Though COVID has disappeared from the headlines and public consciousness, it continues to kill dozens of Australians every week and yet another new variant – nicknamed Kraken – is on its way to this country.

Remembering the lessons of Covid

We speak casually about living in ‘uncertain times’ a great deal. For a very large chunk of the population, the Covid-19 pandemic has been the only truly uncertain time they have experienced.

COVID past, present and future

Despite, rather than because, of its federal government, Australia managed to evade the worst of the initial COVID epidemic, but now the disease has slipped from the headlines and political attention, its impact is worse than ever.

Supply-chain lessons from the COVID years

The government needs to promote discussions with the private sector about supply-chain resilience, nation-building and sovereignty to ensure the lessons learned over the last two years lead to action in the future.

Australia’s COVID performance flatters to deceive

Australia managed the COVID-19 crisis better than many other countries, but there are still too many instances where policies and responses appeared ad hoc or unintelligible, driving up costs, illnesses and deaths.

Controlling COVID in 2022

Australia and the rest of the world have the tools and knowledge to finally get the COVID epidemic under control in 2022.

News Corp walks a delicate line on COVID politics

Decision makers within News Corporation are now fighting among themselves over how its platforms should position themselves in response to the worsening COVID crisis in New South Wales.

Leading schools in lockdown

The scope and impact of the disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 have been unprecedented in the history of schooling.