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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

The Grim Reaper? Coronavirus and the elderly in Australia and the United States


The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world brings more than illness, death and economic chaos; it brings existential and ethical dilemmas about how to provide care for the elderly who are most at risk of contracting the virus and who are dying as a consequence. This brief provides a look at how the United States and...
Briefing paper

Coronavirus COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea


This briefing paper examines two previous epidemics in PNG and then describes the population and the movements of people who will carry the COVID-19 virus with them, to suggest how this epidemic will develop.
Briefing paper

Policy memo: Commercial tenancy intervention for COVID19 resilience


Prosper Australia has prepared this policy brief to present a solution as to how state governments can provide relief and certainty to businesses, while allowing landlords to participate in economic resilience measures.
Briefing paper

COVID-19 and conflict: seven trends to watch


The COVID-19 pandemic unquestionably presents an era-defining challenge to public health and the global economy. Its political consequences, both short- and long-term, are less well understood.
Briefing paper

Home for good: improving the private rental market for older Australians


This policy brief, the second in a series looking at housing options for an ageing population, explores and proposes new and innovative pathways for housing, including private rental housing.