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6 countries, 6 curves: how nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster

Hassan Vally, La Trobe University To understand the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic is more usefully viewed as a series …

Central-local urban growth partnerships needed for Covid-19 response

Infrastructure NZ’s Paul Blair tells Tim McCready that infrastructure investment and construction will play a major role in New Zealand’s …

Does a Department of Public Works have a place in the 21st century?

Urban geographer and spatial planner Ben Ross looks at whether a department of public works has merit in the 21st …

China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of Coronavirus

Tony Walker, La Trobe University Australia’s relationship with China is fractured. Arguably, this is the worst moment in Sino-Australian relations …

China and the COVID-19 Backlash

As the human and economic cost of the COVID-19 epidemic continues to reveal itself across the globe, in some quarters …

Why governments knew a pandemic was a threat and weren’t better prepared

Chris Tyler, UCL and Peter Gluckman Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job …

Covid contact-tracing apps: most won’t cooperate unless everyone does

Stefan Volk, University of Sydney As governments look to ease general social-distancing measures and instead use more targeted strategies to …

Pandemic pivots: resilience in the face of adversity

Tim McCready looks at some of the innovation emerging from New Zealand businesses in the face of adversity. Let us …

Can Coronavirus spread 4 metres?

Meru Sheel, Australian National University; Charlee J Law, Australian National University, and Danielle Ingle, Australian National University Recent headlines have …

New Zealand’s Marketing Challenge in Asia

New Zealand has a challenge to broaden its Asia markets and agricultural consultant Keith Woodford asks: will New Zealand broaden …