Posts tagged coronavirus
Will the work-from-home genie go back into the bottle?
Will the work-from-home genie go back into the bottle?

In an article originally published by The Canberra Times, Dr Sue Williamson and Associate Professor Linda Colley discuss their recently released report Working During the Pandemic: From resistance to revolution. Their research found that the majority of public service employees want to continue the working from home arrangements some workplaces put in place during the coronavirus epidemic, and that while there are negative aspects to working from home, these are far outweighed by the positives. Governments may not find it as easy as they might hope to put this particular genie back in its bottle.

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Innovation, Policy and governance, Women's ScorecardPower to Persuadework, Work-Life Balance, coronavirus, public service, Public Servants
Going virtual: Digital social service delivery to vulnerable families
Going virtual: Digital social service delivery to vulnerable families

With the onset of lockdown measures in response to COVID-19, social service providers were forced to pivot to virtual support with little warning or forward planning. For Anti-Poverty Week, we examine what this might mean for clients. In today’s analysis, Robbie Fordyce (@r4dyc) of Monash University (@Monash_Arts), Milovan Savic (@nav0lim) of Swinburne University of Technology (@Swinburne), Policy Whisperer Kay Cook (@KayCookPhD) of Swinburne University of Technology (@SwinHASS), and Kath Albury (@KathAlbury) of Swinburne University of Technology (@AdmsCentre) share their research into how family welfare workers and their clients view the potentials and drawbacks of virtual support. This blog draws from the research report Doing better for vulnerable young parents and their children: An exploration of how technology could catalyse system transformation.

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Social Policy Whisperer, Womens Policy Action TankDr Kay Cooksocial services, coronavirus, COVID-19
What is COVID-19 and what does 'flatten the curve' mean?
What is COVID-19 and what does 'flatten the curve' mean?

In today’s post, Dr Kathryn Snow methodically and clearly addresses some key questions about COVID-19. Dr Snow is a health services researcher and epidemiologist at the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and collaborates with clinicians, health authorities, and qualitative researchers to improve health services for vulnerable groups. This post was originally published on her blog.

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IssuesPower to Persuadepandemic, coronavirus, COVID-19, health