Richard Holden
Richard Holden is professor of economics at UNSW Business School and president of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
We got lucky with Omicron, but next time could be a different story
There’s no doubt much of our success against Omicron was due to accidents of timing. Our vaccine rollout was delayed by government bungling and Omicron arrived after many had recently been vaccinated or boosted.
- by Richard Holden and Steven Hamilton
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Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Our COVID rear-vision isn’t pretty, but we can’t ignore the oncoming threat in our windscreen
This isn’t about “hindsight heroism”, as the Prime Minister puts it; there has been a foresight failure.
- by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Vaccination is a marathon not a sprint: Why Australia needs to drive booster uptake
Booster uptake is every bit as critical as anything that’s come before in this pandemic.
- by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Opinion
Climate policy
The PM’s ‘can-do’ climate capitalism won’t work without a price on carbon
Fossil fuels remain too cheap for businesses to quit because they do not carry the full social and environmental cost.
- by Rosalind Dixon and Richard Holden
Opinion
Vaccination
Vaccinating children is the final frontier in Australia’s COVID battle
Unvaccinated children carrying the virus can infect even vaccinated family members who may then pass it on.
- by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Opinion
Climate policy
Libs, don’t let the Nats rob taxpayers with a $250 billion coal bailout
Our government will commit to net zero emissions by 2050, but the terms extracted by the Nationals are a critical detail.
- by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Vaccination rates may have peaked: what Scott Morrison does next is critical
Supply will soon outstrip demand, but now we have to get those jabs into arms.
- by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
It’s time to consider booster jabs for healthcare workers
Israel’s experience offers a valuable indicator of where we might find ourselves in the months ahead.
- by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Kindergarten not year 12 should get priority
Supporting a teenager to learn from home requires the occasional refresher on trigonometry. But helping a kindergarten child learn to read is far more time intensive.
- by Rosalind Dixon and Richard Holden
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
The vaccine passport paradox: its design will determine its success or failure
The more of us who become vaccinated, the safer it becomes for those who aren’t. And that could undermine the success of a vaccine passport.
- by Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Hard lockdown in south-west Sydney must come with compensation
Is it really fair to ask Fairfield residents to stay home, while Bondi residents go and exercise at the beach? The only way to overcome this obvious inequality is compensation - and lots of it.
- by Rosalind Dixon and Richard Holden
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/richard-holden-p4yw6c