Social distancing: how we overcome fear of one another to embrace a new normal
Jun 15, 2020 12:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
For the last few months we have been living in a new and acute state of fear as COVID-19 has threatened and continues to threaten the globe. But living with the virus has also taught us new tricks, pushing us to come up...
COVID-19 heightens water problems around the world
Jun 14, 2020 12:30 pm UTC| Life
COVID-19 will unquestionably delay achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the latest global attempt to improve the quality of life of billions of people around the world by 2030. Increasing access to...

Coming of age in 2020 – the summer without exams or school proms
Jun 14, 2020 12:15 pm UTC| Life
The transition from childhood to adulthood is marked by humans in a wide variety of ways across the world. Many of these coming of age celebrations are held at puberty. For instance, the filing of front teeth in Bali is...

Remote working is not the same for financial traders – here’s why
Jun 14, 2020 12:12 pm UTC| Life
For lots of office workers, coronavirus proved to their companies that remote working is possible. Working from home has been unexpectedly effective for many. But not for all financial traders. The shift to trading from...
Jun 14, 2020 12:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Since July last year, the agency managing Indonesias national health insurance known as BPJS-Kesehatan has been suffering an estimated deficit totalling Rp 28 trillion or around US$1,998 million. Thats more than triple...
Should I wear a mask on public transport?
Jun 13, 2020 11:05 am UTC| Life Health
As restrictions ease, many Australians will be wondering if its worth wearing a mask on the bus, train or tram to reduce their risk of being infected with coronavirus. When Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth...
A better future: How to defund and reimagine policing
Jun 13, 2020 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
On May 25, social media erupted with the image of a Black man once again whispering I cant breathe while under the knee of a white police officer for eight minutes and forty six seconds. George Floyds death sparked horror,...