COVID-19 publications
Experience and views on education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2020
COVID-19 has resulted in disruptions to schooling for the vast majority of Australian school children. Universities and other post-secondary education providers have also seen widespread shifts to remote learning, and considerable impacts on school funding. While there have undoubtedly been...
Gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Year published: 2020
The aim of this paper is to provide a summary of gambling activity and gambling risk levels during the COVID-19 period, using high quality, national-level longitudinal data. Results presented in the paper show that between April 2019 and May 2020 there was a sharp decline in the number of...
Changes in paid and unpaid activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring labour supply and labour demand
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M, Jahromi & Marasinghe, D
Year published: 2020
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the labour market and related outcomes of Australian adults at the time at which COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions are being lifted. Using data collected by the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and data collected by the Australian Bureau...
Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (November 2020) – Counting the costs of the COVID-recession
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2020
Given the substantial improvement in the Australian economy and easing of restrictions, it is an opportune time to take stock and reflect on the economic and wellbeing costs of the pandemic over the past nine months. Between the 9 th and 23 rd of November, the Social Research Centre on behalf of...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance: Correlates in a nationally representative longitudinal survey of the Australian population
Author/editor: Edwards, B, Biddle, N, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2020
High levels of vaccination coverage in populations will be required even with vaccines have high levels of effectiveness to prevent and stop outbreaks of coronavirus. The World Health Organisation has suggested that governments take a proactive response to vaccine hesitancy hotspots based on social...
Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020) – Reconvergence
Author/editor: Biddle, N & Gray, M
Year published: 2020
From mid-late October, the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and the Social Research Centre conducted a survey of a little over 3,000 adult Australians, as part of the longitudinal COVID Impact Monitoring Survey Program. We found that anxiety and worry due to COVID-19 has continued to...
The experience of Asian-Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic: Discrimination and wellbeing
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Gray, M & Yung Lo, J
Year published: 2020
There is a strong potential for people from an Asian-ethnicity background in Australia to have been particularly impacted by the spread of COVID-19. This could be because they are held responsible for the spread of the virus around the world, or because of their demographic characteristics and...
Public attitudes on vaccine distribution
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2020
If and when a safe and effective vaccine that prevents the spread of COVID-19 becomes available, consideration will need to be given to a distribution method not only maximises its effectiveness, but also has support from the general population. The aim of this paper is to summarise the results...
Tracking outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 2020) – Divergence within Australia
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Edwards, B, Gray, M & Sollis, K
Year published: 2020
In order to monitor the impacts of COVID-19, the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods has established a COVID-19 impact monitoring survey program. The first wave of data collection occurred in April 2020, during the peak of the first wave of infections in Australia. This was followed by a...
COVID-19 JobKeeper and JobSeeker impacts on poverty and housing stress under current and alternative economic and policy scenarios
Author/editor: Phillips, B, Gray, M & Biddle, N
Year published: 2020
Australia has been hit economically, as well as in health terms by the spread of COVID-19. There have been large declines in employment and hours worked, and dramatic restrictions on domestic and international trade. One of the main policy responses has been to increase payments to individuals and...