On this Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny discusses the state of Australia’s university sector with education policy expert Andrew Norton, head of Australia’s science and technology peak body Misha Schubert, and the father of Australia’s HECS system Bruce Chapman.

The pandemic is an opportunity to rethink how the government co-ordinates monetary, fiscal, and climate policy and prepare Australia for the future, Warwick McKibbin writes.

On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny is joined by infectious diseases expert Sanjaya Senanayake to discuss what we’ve learned about COVID-19 and handling pandemics.

Research shows that men are more likely than women to refuse to wear a mask as a COVID-19 precaution, revealing much about the state of gender equality, Caroline Schuster writes.

Kickstart the new year by revisiting the most popular pieces of 2020, writes the Policy Forum team.

In some communities, unemployment that has come with the pandemic’s economic shock may stick around long after the COVID-19 recession is over, Paul Burke writes.