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Australia’s COVID recession hurt women more than men, and not only in job numbers. With schools and childcare centres closed, many women who remained in paid work had no choice but to take on more unpaid work, effectively working double shifts. Yet much of the government’s budget response involved high-viz vests and hard hats. These gender differences would have been apparent to the government if it had run its policy ideas through a “gender lens” – a process that used to be built into the government’s budget decision-making. Promises of A$1.7 billion in childcare relief in Tuesd...

Health by Jade Gailberger 5th May 2021 5:20 AM Australia is at risk of damaging its global standing if it maintains its controversial closed border strategy, economists say. The federal government's tough travel ban on India is the latest temporary restriction aimed at quashing the threat of overseas COVID-19 outbreaks. But ahead of next week's budget, CEDA senior economist Gabriela D'Souza has warned the draconian measures could have an unintended cost. "To continue our closed border policy is a threat to our commitment to gl...

Health by Jade Gailberger 5th May 2021 5:20 AM Australia is at risk of damaging its global standing if it maintains its controversial closed border strategy, economists say. The federal government's tough travel ban on India is the latest temporary restriction aimed at quashing the threat of overseas COVID-19 outbreaks. But ahead of next week's budget, CEDA senior economist Gabriela D'Souza has warned the draconian measures could have an unintended cost. "To continue our closed border policy is a threat to our commitment to gl...

Health by Jade Gailberger 5th May 2021 5:20 AM Australia is at risk of damaging its global standing if it maintains its controversial closed border strategy, economists say. The federal government's tough travel ban on India is the latest temporary restriction aimed at quashing the threat of overseas COVID-19 outbreaks. But ahead of next week's budget, CEDA senior economist Gabriela D'Souza has warned the draconian measures could have an unintended cost. "To continue our closed border policy is a threat to our commitment to gl...

A grey war with China? Good morning, early birds. "High likelihood" of physical conflict with China according to one of Australia's top military commanders, and chief medical officer Paul Kelly has warned the Morrison government that Australians stranded in India could die. It's the news you need to know, with Chris Woods. Peter Dutton and Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo, Adam Findlay, told special forces last year that China is engaged in “grey zone” warfare against Australia — i.e. through cyberattacks and/or political influence — and urged them to plan for the “high lik...