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Brings together all of Pursuit's coverage of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

  1. 30 June 2023 – Asia, COVID-19, Employment, Global South, Work

    The COVID cost for Asia’s informal workers

    A new book from the University of Melbourne investigates the ravages of the COVID-19 impact on people in the informal economy across Southeast and South Asia

  2. 5 April 2023 – COVID-19, Emotions, Lockdown, Melbourne, Psychology

    More resilient than we thought during lockdown

    New University of Melbourne research finds that many people coped relatively well emotionally during Melbourne’s long COVID-19 lockdowns.

  3. 15 March 2023 – Australia, COVID-19, Domestic Violence, Family Violence, Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

    The unexpected drop in intimate partner violence

    It should be exciting that cases of violence against women dropped during COVID, but we need to understand the big picture says University of Melbourne expert.

  4. 20 January 2023 – COVID-19, Epidemiology, Lockdown, Modelling, Vaccination

    The steps we can take to combat COVID-19 in 2023

    University of Melbourne computer modelling finds that in 2023, vaccinations and early public health measures can still reduce the impact of new COVID variants

  5. 6 January 2023 – Brain, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Neurology, Pandemic

    What we now know about long COVID and our brains

    After three years of the COVID-19 pandemic we know more about PCNS or Long COVID, but there’s a vital need for more research says University of Melbourne expert

  6. 5 December 2022 – COVID-19, Employment, HILDA, Jobs, Work

    The rise and rise of job insecurity

    Blue collar workers were the winners in a COVID-19 job market that saw the biggest rise in job insecurity in two decades, finds the annual HILDA survey.

  7. 5 December 2022 – COVID-19, Families, Flexible Working, HILDA, Work

    Navigating the great office exodus

    Working from home became the norm during COVID-19, but how have Australians shifted from a traditional workplace? The annual HILDA survey has some answers.

  8. 5 December 2022 – COVID-19, Finance, HILDA, Inequality, Social Welfare

    A light at the end of the inequality tunnel?

    This year’s HILDA survey suggests that the Government’s COVID-19 financial support shows us there may be better ways to tackle income inequality in Australia.

  9. 5 December 2022 – Australia, HILDA, Lockdown, Mental Health, Social Media

    A COVID-19 state of mind

    The latest HILDA Survey shows the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown accelerated the already declining mental health of younger Australians.