The government of Queensland has announced a Housing Summit to deal with several issues plaguing the state’s housing market following an interstate migration boom driven by lockdowns in Australia’s big southern cities. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said an initial roundtable on Sept. 16 will be held followed by the larger Summit in October. “Nothing is more…

Commentary Restricted freedoms in the face of a new pathogen. It’s fair to say that we panicked in those fateful spring months of 2020. Ever since, the heated conversations, angered populations, lost friendships, and moralistic battles have split societies down the middle. Back then politicians, partly influenced by poor epidemiological modeling, opted for a set of policies we’ve gotten…

When the UK was placed into its first COVID lockdown in March 2020, many of us may have been tempted to reach for a drink. The country was about to enter an extraordinary period, with no idea of what would happen next, how bad things might get or when it might end. It was unheard…

When the UK was placed into its first COVID lockdown in March 2020, many of us may have been tempted to reach for a drink. The country was about to enter an extraordinary period, with no idea of what would happen next, how bad things might get or when it might end. It was unheard…

Jay Bhattacharya, senior fellow of the Brownstone Institute and a professor at Stanford University, was one of three signers of the Great Barrington Declaration. In this interview with Unherd, conducted by Freddie Sayers, he reflects on the aftermath and how events have transpired since the document was signed and promulgated. He speaks to a range…

Education experts are calling for calm after it was revealed that many children in Victoria have fallen behind their peers, with some as old as seven starting the school year without knowing the alphabet. To help, the Victorian state government has employed more than 5000 tutors in schools to help kids catch back up after…