Americans still trust doctors and scientists during a public health crisis

Mar 06, 2020 08:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The coronavirus epidemic is a health crisis that threatens Americans quality of life. Who do Americans trust to lead them through it? The public opinion firm YouGov has reported that public trust of scientists fell from...

What wedding venue choices tell us about social status in Nigeria

Mar 06, 2020 08:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Event centres venues to host social events such as weddings, meetings, naming ceremonies and funerals are ubiquitous in southwestern Nigeria. Some are enclosed in a building, others are semi-enclosed or on open...

More money for private schools won't make Australia's education fairer, no matter how you split it

Mar 06, 2020 08:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

In recent days the federal government announced a new funding formula for non-government schools. Called the Direct Measure of Income, the formula will base the level of government funding on school parents incomes rather...

Would you ditch your car if public transport was free? Here's what researchers have found

Mar 06, 2020 05:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Economy

Luxembourg recently became the first country in the world to make all public transport free. As of March 1 2020, all buses, trains and trams throughout the country can be boarded without paying a fare the largest area to...

Which aged care services near you weren't up to scratch in 2019?

Mar 06, 2020 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views

In July 2019, the government introduced new aged care standards to raise the bar in an aged care system where some nursing home residents have experienced care that is neglectful, depersonalised, uncaring, unsafe and of...

Children's use of social media is creating a new type of digital native

Mar 04, 2020 01:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

The first generation of people who have grown up using social media such as Facebook and Instagram are entering the workforce. For as long as this breed of so-called digital natives has been alive, some academics have been...

Central Banking Series

One word repeated 9 times explains why the Reserve Bank cut: it's "coronavirus"

Mar 04, 2020 00:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy

Never has a virus featured so prominently in a Reserve Bank statement. Reserve Bank of Australia The word coronavirus is mentioned nine times in the governors seven-paragraph statement. His board cut the cash...