CONTEXT The operations of many businesses have been restricted as a result of pandemic related government policies, as Australia officially entered an economic recession for the first time in nearly 30 years on the 1st of September 2020. Recent ABS data has revealed the Accommodation and Food Services sector recorded the largest contraction in payroll jobs. In […]
Category Archives: News
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Aug
Aug
“More than one million Australians are now unemployed with the official jobless measure breaking through the seven-figure mark for the first time on record despite an extra 115,000 jobs added in July.” (The Age, 2020) The Covid-19 pandemic has made all of our lives unpredictable. Government policy designed to combat the spread of the virus […]
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Jun
AURIN Outreach Manager, Su-lin Lim, recently spoke with Dr Alex Vedernikov, winner of HERE Technologies #HackForBetterDays Build a Map challenge.
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Jun
The Victorian Government recently announced a rental relief package to support tenants who are “experiencing rental hardship due to COVID-19” (Department of Health and Human Services, 2020). Eligible renters who are unable to afford rent, can access a one-off payment of up to $2000, with the aim of avoiding evictions during the current state of emergency. […]
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Jun
Jun
In his May 14 Sydney Morning Herald article, Shane Wright states “government policies to definitions of employment – cloud the true state of the jobs market”. Wright shows there are many complex considerations to grasping the full effects of the Australian Government’s Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) driven restrictions, such as the shutdown of services and […]
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May
May
AURIN has secured access to high quality building data for Australia.
PSMA have released their Geoscape building data through the AURIN Portal.
The data will be available by application and priority will be given for academic projects with the greatest research impact potential.
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Apr
Apr
AURIN is fully committed to the on-going support of our research and data community throughout this pandemic and it’s impact.
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Feb
Feb
NCRIS-enabled projects AURIN and TERN are delivering data and analysis tools to support research and planning for more sustainable urban environments.
Explore the free urban and environmental data and services that make informed planning and policy-making possible
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Feb
Feb
Future Earth Australia, a program of the Australian Academy of Science, have launched The Sustainable Cities and Regions 10 Year Strategy to Enable Urban Systems Transformation.
AURIN took part in the consultation and supports the recommendations through our data, workbench and network.