Category Archives: COVID-19
Novak Djokovic to be deported after Federal Court upholds government visa cancellation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Novak Djokovic has lost his bid to stave off deportation, with the Federal Court upholding the decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on Friday that he should be thrown out in the “public interest”. After Sunday’s hearing, a…
Djokovic admits doing photoshoot knowing he was COVID positive
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted he undertook an interview and photoshoot in Serbia last month after a receiving a positive COVID test result. He also conceded information on his Travel Declaration to Australian authorities was incorrect, attributing that…
Relax, Australia does not have (and is not likely to have) a shortage of food
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Australia does not have a food shortage. Supply has been disrupted in some locations due to staff absences caused by COVID, that’s all. This is primarily a distribution problem, not a lack of food problem. Meat shortages may…
Latest isolation rules for critical workers gets the balance right. But that’s not the end of the story
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Thousands more essential workers will be allowed back to work rather than having to self-isolate for seven days, under new rules agreed by national cabinet. High-risk close contacts – those living with someone who has COVID-19 – must…
Pandemic disruption to PhD research is bad for society and the economy – but there are solutions
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Every year thousands of students enrol in PhD degrees at universities in New Zealand. The government funds their degrees because the advanced knowledge and innovations they develop benefit our economy and society. But there is growing concern about…
As international students return, let’s not return to the status quo of isolation and exploitation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. As Australia welcomes back international students, it’s a time for education providers to re-imagine how they cater to these students. Our research shows helping them to build strong connections with other students, as well as employers, makes them…
COVID-19 vaccine mandates would likely face legal hurdles in Canada
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos wants provinces to make vaccination mandatory. Québec has proposed a health tax for the unvaccinated. And other democracies have proposed similar laws. But fining or taxing the unvaccinated raises practical and legal problems….
Novak Djokovic’s visa cancelled ‘in the public interest’, with possible 3-year ban from Australia
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced late Friday he had cancelled tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa “on health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so”. Djokovic’s lawyers immediately went…
I was ensnared in Canada’s harsh and unscientific African travel ban
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Few people would consider airports to be arenas of power plays among nations. But the reality is that airlines and border control agents are often a country’s first line of defence. Airports can be where foreign policy decisions…
What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor…