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Covid-19, media and democracy
By Danielle van Dalen
It’s easy to complain about the news and its stories of political mayhem, tragedy, and messy world affairs. It’s also…
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Rowan’s op-ed on why the past matters as we face a difficult future
Rowan’s article highlights the need to look and learn from the past to understand how we can prepare best for…
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Bursting our political bubble
By Rowan Light
Last month, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges provoked a national controversy when he denounced, on his Facebook page, the Prime Minister’s…
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COVID-19 economic analysis – 22.04.2020
By Julian Wood
Analysis of Treasury’s scenario forecasts (released 13 April) and weekly economic commentary (released 17 April), by Senior Researcher Julian Wood…
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Covid19 a community corrective to our culture of autonomous choice
By Danielle van Dalen
In my work as a researcher, I’ve noticed the influence of some powerful personal narratives—autonomy and individualism—that form significant foundational…
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Why Covid-19 calls us back to “communities of memory”
By Rowan Light
As we try to make sense of the pandemic, it’s been interesting seeing people turn to stories. The 2011 film…
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Covid-19 forces us to confront the limitations of our tertiary model
By Rowan Light
The deepening Covid-19 epidemic highlights the connectedness of our globalised world and its fragility. China is a critical junction in…
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