On this episode, we chat about how sports around the world are responding to COVID-19 and what the future holds for sporting organisations struggling because of the virus.

From Southeast Asia to the United States, tough talk and power grabs are failing to beat the pandemic, and showing that only evidence-based policy can, Sally Tyler writes.

An economic slowdown combined with escalating adventurism in Syria are pushing Turkey’s leader into a corner, Danforth Oghigian writes. 

In this episode, we discuss Australia’s new restrictions on social gatherings, whether the government is explaining its approach effectively, and domestic politics during the crisis.

Quentin Grafton and Tom Kompas use data on COVID-19 to explain what Australia might expect over the next couple of weeks, the costs and benefits of early and severe physical distancing, and why we should not panic but act.

On this Second Serve, we chat to senior public servant and policy expert Andrew Wear about his new book, Solved: How other countries have cracked the world's biggest problems and we can too.