Pray, but stay away: holding on to faith in the time of coronavirus

Mar 23, 2020 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Plagues of global proportions might seem biblical, but coronavirus is creating new challenges for faith leaders. Last week in Australia, many churches, mosques and synagogues decided proactively to cancel their normal...

Coronavirus infecting Australian jobs: vacancy rates down since early February

Mar 23, 2020 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The economic impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus will be enormous. Only blind optimism can deny the dark realities of the moment. Policy responses are escalating by the hour. Markets have plummeted to GFC levels. Food...

Coronavirus: your guide to winners and losers in the business world

Mar 23, 2020 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

As we adjust to life with the new coronavirus around us, our behaviours and habits are quickly changing. What will be the impact of these changes on the organisations and industries around us? We broadly see three...

Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa

Mar 23, 2020 11:55 am UTC| Insights & Views

Pictures of empty shelves and long queues have pervaded all forms of media in South Africa over the past few days. These scenes are not unlike those in other parts of the world as many consumers succumb to panic buying, in...

'The bills were more stressful than the cancer': US versus UK healthcare – a personal story

Mar 23, 2020 07:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

As a medical anthropologist, I have spent the past 30 years based at major universities researching issues of access to healthcare and support for the inclusion of people from vulnerable and marginalised populations. In...

Coronavirus: locked-down Italy's changing urban space embraces the online aperitivo

Mar 23, 2020 07:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The past days have seen a dramatic transformation of Italys urban space. With the population under orders not to leave home apart from for specific needs, cities and villages have undergone a kind of desertification. As...

Working from home? Here are five ways to reduce procrastination and be productive

Mar 23, 2020 07:35 am UTC| Insights & Views

If you have been asked to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic to help slow the spread of the virus, you might be quite happy about it at first. Think of the benefits such as saving on commuting time and...