Fact Check examines the early steps taken by Singapore to contain the coronavirus pandemic, and how it changed.

The research in this paper suggests that Australia’s private health insurers are set to enjoy a windfall of between $3.5 billion and $5.5 billion over the next six months.

The UN Secretary General’s call for a war plan underscores that agreement is needed – and soon – on a broad strategic policy framework and an accompanying action plan that can energise and bring cohesion to the multiplicity of efforts underway to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shannon Walsh discusses how another think-tank, the New Zealand Initiative, has been writing about the current economic crisis. Walsh argues that the steps proposed by the New Zealand Initiative are necessary, but they are far from sufficient if New Zealand is to create an economically inclusive society.

As the spread of the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc, the question of how Australia is faring compared to other countries — and what might lie ahead — is being much discussed. What can the data usefully tell us? How does Australia compare? And are we starting to flatten the curve? RMIT ABC Fact Check takes...