Public Policy
Health & Medicine
How a simulation is informing COVID-19 vaccine policy after our ‘return to normal’
A new model can simulate thousands of ‘individuals’ – each with their own vaccination and infection histories – tailoring vaccine schedules as new COVID-19 variants emerge
Health & Medicine
Too many people die after leaving prison
The high rate of death soon after release from jail is tragic, but also avoidable. This urgently needs a coordinated, whole-of-government response
Health & Medicine
Dental care and healthcare are the same thing
A new book on the history of dental health in Victoria calls for a greater focus on prevention and more government-funded dental services
Health & Medicine
Parents of premature babies are being left behind
The Australian paid parental leave scheme has no provision for babies born prematurely or unwell, it’s time for a change to support all families
Business & Economics
A family breakup is a poverty trap for women
A woman’s risk of falling into poverty doubles after a separation, with a family breakup a poverty trap for many, says new University of Melbourne research
Environment
No butts about stopping tobacco damaging the environment
On this World No Tobacco Day, we remember another victim of the tobacco industry – the environment
Business & Economics
Distress signals
Australians are increasingly reporting feelings of psychological distress, in a trend that has likely been exacerbated by the pandemic
Business & Economics
How we’ve changed in 20 years
The HILDA Survey is into its 20th year and shows a changing and generally well-functioning society but also reveals the pressure points
Health & Medicine
This lockdown is different – in a good way
There is good reason to be optimistic about the effectiveness of Victoria’s latest COVID-19 lockdown because we are doing the right things better
Health & Medicine
Charting our way back to normal
A new web tool, COVID-19 Pandemic Trade-offs, allows people to weigh the costs and benefits of different policy responses as Australia rolls out vaccines and considers opening borders