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Australians managing COVID risks ‘on their own’

Submitted by u1113416 on Thu, 20/01/2022 - 12:56

Australia is entering a new phase in the pandemic where we are managing more risks on our own, according to a new report by experts at The Australian National University (ANU).

As the country faces food shortages from damaged supply chains, widespread staff shortages and an insufficient supply of COVID tests, authors of the report Professor Kate Henne and Dr Aleks Deejay, said there are many similarities to how the United States has handled the pandemic.

“Deep concern” for cut off Tonga

Submitted by u1113416 on Tue, 18/01/2022 - 15:34

Two Tongan academics at The Australian National University (ANU) say panic and a lack of clear information are hampering search and rescue efforts in the wake of the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano.

Researcher Dr Gemma Malungahu and PhD scholar Amelia Faotusia, both from the ANU Department of Pacific Affairs, are deeply concerned about family and friends as aid from Australia and other nations begins to arrive.

They say Tongans are also concerned about the risk of aid deliveries spreading COVID-19 to the island which is free of the virus.

Ash covering Nomuka, Tonga, following the volcano

Reimagining the Japan Relationship

Submitted by u1113416 on Mon, 22/11/2021 - 10:52

Australia needs to ramp up its already strong ties with Japan in the face of rapidly accelerating economic, environmental and social changes in both countries and a dramatically changing geopolitical environment, a leading expert from The Australian National University says.

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Academics call on Government to protect stranded Myanmar students

Submitted by u1113416 on Thu, 16/06/2022 - 13:58

A group of academics is urging the Federal Government to grant humanitarian protection visas to a small cohort of gifted students from Myanmar who have been left stranded in Australia since completing their studies in 2020.

The students have not been able to return to their home country following the military coup in February 2021.

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