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Vital Signs: Government lockdown costs may be exaggerated over COVID-19’s direct economic impact
17 Jul 2020
Research suggests the coronavirus pandemic’s greatest impact is due to people changing their behaviour voluntarily. So we may be overestimating the costs of government restrictions.
Sydney’s second wave: can it avoid a Melbourne-style lockdown?
17 Jul 2020
With COVID-19 spreading in Sydney’s southwest, can New South Wales avoid a return to lockdown and a similar scenario to Victoria’s second wave? The answer depends on whether there is community spread.
Will GST reform make the poor poorer and the rich richer?
16 Jul 2020
Australia has always been unwilling to consider changes to the Goods and Services Tax, but now, in the middle of a pandemic, we could celebrate the GST’s 20th birthday with changes – or even a GST holiday.
Fish reef domes a boon for the environment and recreational fishing
16 Jul 2020
Man-made reefs can be used in conjunction with the restoration or protection of natural habitat to increase fish abundance in estuaries, UNSW researchers have found.
Do harsher punishments deter crime?
16 Jul 2020
Deterrence is sentencing’s dirty secret, says UNSW Law expert.
HIV testing people who spit at police or health workers won’t actually protect them
16 Jul 2020
Proposals in NSW to force someone who spits at or bites a frontline worker to be tested for HIV and other blood-borne viruses are a real problem – for workers and the public.
We could lose $30 billion in weeks from cyberwar. But the real loss is the erosion of public trust
16 Jul 2020
Beyond the obvious risk of financial loss, cyberattacks can weaken our trust in digital infrastructure – and by extension, our trust in public institutions, too.
Eradication, elimination, suppression: let’s understand what they mean before debating Australia’s course
16 Jul 2020
Experts are currently debating whether Australia should pursue its current suppression strategy, or switch to an elimination strategy instead. But how different are the two?
Grants awarded to collaborative UNSW research projects
15 Jul 2020
UNSW researchers have been awarded CRC-P grants to develop a new space traffic management system and to make cell and gene therapy more affordable.
UNSW receives $4.9m funding for new ARC Training Centre for The Global Hydrogen Economy
14 Jul 2020
The new research centre will aid development of new cost-effective hydrogen technologies – placing Australia firmly at the forefront of the hydrogen economy.