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Advertisement As the second week of this stint of remote schooling draws to a close, many parents are feeling like they might crumble under the weight of supervising education while also trying to do their own jobs. Australian Institute of Family Studies research from last year’s lockdowns found that in these circumstances 40 per cent of parents are actively caring for their children during work hours, and 21 per cent are actively and passively caring for them. Today on Please Explain, education editor Jordan Baker joins Tory Maguire to discuss the struggle many parents are facing between ...

Advertisement Last week, Furnace Creek in the Mojave Desert in the US may have experienced the highest temperature ever recorded on earth: 54.4 degrees. North America’s recent heatwave has pushed the limits of its infrastructure and shelter in disturbing ways. It prompted climate and environment editor Nick O’Malley and environment reporter Miki Perkins to take a look at how Australia’s suburbs are likely to cope with increasing temperatures. Nick joins Tory Maguire on this episode of Please Explain to discuss. Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability ...

Advertisement In the wake of last year’s economic plunge, unemployment hit pre-pandemic levels, economic growth was back and Australia became a COVID-19 miracle. Next thing you know, the federal government is doing what it said it wouldn’t need to do again – putting together a support package to help businesses and workers because our two biggest cities are in lockdown. Today on Please Explain, economics correspondent Jennifer Duke joins Tory Maguire to discuss Australia’s economic recovery amid the latest round of lockdowns in Sydney and Victoria. Our supporters power our newsrooms ...

Advertisement An unclear definition of what exactly constitutes an essential worker has seen industries as diverse as real estate and telecommunications demand priority access to vaccines. Sydney’s lockdown and growing concern around the virus’ spread to other states has led to widespread confusion about which workers are necessary and which workers aren’t. During last year’s outbreak in Victoria, the state government defined who were essential workers and what were essential businesses, but as yet New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian won’t be drawn on what is and isn’t esse...

Advertisement As winter tightens its steely grip and parts of Australia remain under strict lockdown, there’s never been a better time to dig into your book hoards or restock your bookshelf. Today on Please Explain, we explore the pages of some of the finest books that have been released in the last year or so. From a collection of Indigenous short stories to a novel that is narrated in part by Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles, these books provide the perfect escape when you can’t escape. Today books editor Jason Steger joins Nathanael Cooper to rip open the covers of the books you should...