By Ly Tran, Deakin University and George Tan, Charles Darwin University 5 August 2020 The Australian government recently announced it will resume granting visas to international students in a move…
Authors Maximilian de Courten, Victoria University; Bojana Klepac Pogrmilovic, Victoria University, Rosemary V Calder, Victoria University The World Health Organisation reported more than 230,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday —…
By K S Tomar, Shimla 13 July 2020 Covid-19 has had a unique and unexpected repercussion for China – its isolation by United States and some of its powerful allies…
You’re nervous, I get it.
Panic buying is back, not as strong as in March and more localised in Melbourne. Once again shop shelves have been emptied of pasta, toilet paper and other household items.
By Obindra B. Chand, Kathmandu 22 May 2020 Mass fatality may appear to be the most disturbing impact of the pandemic but it is certainly not the only impact COVID-19…
By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University 18 May 2020 Australian economists overwhelmingly back social distancing measures that slow the spread of coronavirus over the alternative…
An unsettling video purporting to show horrible treatment of Nepalese migrant workers by Kuwaiti police and authorities has gone viral overnight attracting thousands of emotional outbursts and reactions.
Ram Hari Timilsina Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal Prof Surya Kant Ghimire, PhD Agriculture and Forestry University 12 May 2020 I Agricultural activities in Nepal have been heavily affected by…
Non-Resident Nepali Association has strongly refuted suggestion that delay in delivering its COVID-19 food relief caused the tragic death of a Sydney-based female international student from Nepal.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled a three-stage roadmap through which the government is hoping to lead Australia back to the “new normal”.
By Hannah Soong University of South Australia 4 May 2020 The Victorian and ACT governments in recent days released support packages for international students facing hardship due to COVID-19. Victoria…
By Simon Shreepaili Canterbury Girls High School, Year 8 3 May 2020 Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is a virus that was discovered in 2019. At first, it…
2 May 2020 I Indian High Commissioner to Australia has warned the Government of India is planning no “charter flights” to repatriate its citizens including international students “stranded” down under.…
By Peter Sivey, RMIT University 30 April 2020 Australia is in an enviable position when compared with major world cities like New York, London and Madrid, each of which continues…
29 April 2019 I If you are an international student enrolled at Victorian universities, TAFEs, private vocational education and training providers or even English language colleges then you would soon…
Nepalese citizens caught up in Australia express disbelief and frustration as Oli government allows Nepal Airlines plane to fly back completely empty while they are dying to return home to their anxious families.
26 April 2020 I Less than two weeks since they forked a million dollars for vulnerable international students at MIT campuses in Sydney and Melbourne, Australian rich-listers Dr Shesh Ghale…
Jenny Graves Distinguished Professor of Genetics La Trobe University 20 April 2020 I All over the world – in China, Italy, the United States and Australia – many more men…
18 April 2020 I Only three days ago, the biggest recruiter of international students from Nepal announced that it would dispense hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy grocery cards…
The public health response to COVID-19 has placed unprecedented limits on social contact. Many people may go without physical sexual intimacy for an extended (and indefinite) period.
