by Jed Wells | Apr 7, 2021 | COVID-19, Govt & Politics, News
Wollongong’s most vulnerable people will be required to wait even longer to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, as the Federal Government’s vaccine rollout continues to fall behind schedule. The State Government had committed to vaccinating four million Australians...
by Lucy Dinn | Jul 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Data Journalism, News
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions were down in all major cities amid COVID-19 lockdowns, according to data from the World Air Quality Index project. At the start of March, all major cities had recorded lower levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulphur dioxide...
by Sarah Harvey | Jul 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Data Journalism, Health, News
Young Australians forced out of work by COVID-19 face the prospect of long-term unemployment as the pandemic halts economic growth. The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show youth unemployment (15-24 years) surged from 11.5 per cent in...
by Lucy Luo | Jul 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Data Journalism, News, Social Issues
Australians panic bought toilet paper like no other nation during the height of the coronavirus-induced hoarding earlier this year and, like everyone else, Selina Zhen and her mother stepped into a supermarket expecting to encounter low grocery stock but were...
by Rachel Abbott | Jul 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Data Journalism, News
The coronavirus pandemic has altered how the world experiences love, dating and relationships. Since March of 2020 COVID-19 has changed the function of daily life, resulting in significant impacts on personal relationships and mental health. According to the...
by Stephanie Hazelton | Jul 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Data Journalism, News
Global lockdowns, store closures and rising unemployment amid the COVID-19 pandemic are causing consumer retail spending to decline and wreaking havoc on the fashion industry and garment supply chains. Major clothing companies including Topshop, Urban Outfitters and...
